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First contact
 
  First contact may refer to:

In anthropology,
  • First contact (anthropology)
    First contact (anthropology)

    First contact is a term describing the first meeting of two cultures previously unaware of one another. One notable example of first contact is that between the Spain and the Arawak in 1492....
    , a first meeting of two previously unknown cultures
  • First Contact (documentary)
    First Contact (documentary)

    First Contact Documentary film by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson which recounts the discovery of a flourishing native population in the interior highlands of New Guinea in 1930 in what had been thought to be an uninhabited area....
    , a documentary by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson


In science fiction,
  • First contact (science fiction)
    First contact (science fiction)

    First contact is a common science fiction Science fiction themes about the first meeting between humans and extraterrestrial life, or of any Sentience race's first encounter with another one....
    , a common theme about the first meeting between humans and extraterrestrial aliens, in our solar system or in another star system
  • "First Contact"
    First Contact (novelette)

    "First Contact" is a 1945 science fiction novelette by Murray Leinster credited as one of the first instances of a universal translator in science fiction....
    , a science fiction story by Murray Leinster
    Murray Leinster

    Murray Leinster was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning United States writer of science fiction and alternate history ....
    .
  • "First Contact" (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
    First Contact (TNG episode)

    "First Contact" is the 89th episode of the science fiction TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The episode has an average rating of 3.6/5 on the official Star Trek website ....
    , a fourth season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • Star Trek: First Contact
    Star Trek: First Contact

    Star Trek: First Contact is a 1996 in film science fiction film and the Star Trek#Feature films based in the Star Trek. In the film, the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation encounter their adversaries the Borg , who attempt to conquer the Earth through the use of time travel....
    , the eighth feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction
    Science fiction

    Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
     television series


In other fields,
  • "Episode 0: First Contact", a 2002 television special based on the Lupin III animated series
  • First contact (astronomy)
    First contact (astronomy)

    In astronomy, during a astronomical transit or solar eclipse, first contact is the moment when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch....
    , the moment in astronomy during a transit or eclipse when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch