Mar 1, 2026 · Science fiction is a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. The term ‘science fiction’ was popularized, if not …

Mar 1, 2026 · Science fiction - Origins, Genre, Authors: In 1818 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley took the next major step in the evolution of science fiction when she published Frankenstein: or, The Modern …

Mar 1, 2026 · Science fiction - Movies, TV, Genre: In contrast to earlier decades, traditional science fiction of the late 1960s and early ’70s reached unprecedented popularity on television and in film. …

Mar 1, 2026 · Science fiction - Alien Encounters: Since human beings are the only known form of fully sentient life, any encounter with nonhuman intelligence is necessarily speculative. Writers in the 17th …

Hugo Gernsback was an American inventor and publisher who was largely responsible for the establishment of science fiction as an independent literary form. The Hugo Awards are named in his …

Robert A. Heinlein (born July 7, 1907, Butler, Missouri, U.S.—died May 8, 1988, Carmel, California) was a prolific American writer considered to be one of the most literary and sophisticated of science …

Mar 20, 2026 · Jules Verne, prolific French author whose writings laid much of the foundation of modern science fiction. Among his most famous novels are Journey to the Centre of the Earth, From the …

Mar 1, 2026 · Science fiction - Soviet, Futurism, Dystopia: Only the gargantuan world of Soviet state publishing could match the production of U.S. science fiction. The Soviet promotion of “scientific …

Mar 1, 2026 · Science fiction - Time travel: A complement to travel through space is travel through time. A prototype of the time travel story is Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (1843). The story features …

Apr 8, 2026 · Ray Bradbury, American author known for his highly imaginative short stories and novels that blend a poetic style, nostalgia for childhood, social criticism, and an awareness of the hazards of …