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Revision as of 14:40, 16 August 2009
- See also changes related to Science fiction, or pages that link to Science fiction or to this page or whose text contains "Science fiction".
Parent topics
- Literature [r]: The profession of “letters” (from Latin litteras), and written texts considered as aesthetic and expressive objects. [e]
- Film [r]: A visual medium involving the recording and display of images in motion over time, generally by photographic means. [e]
- Science [r]: The organized body of knowledge based on non–trivial refutable concepts that can be verified or rejected on the base of observation and experimentation [e]
- Television [r]: Electronic transmission of moving pictures. [e]
- Radio [r]: Transmission and reception of information, which can be voice, data or imagery over electromagnetic radiation in free space (i.e., wireless). The information is modulated onto a carrier wave [e]
Subtopics
- See also: Robert A. Heinlein/Works
- Lists are alphabetised within sections
Sub genres
- Hard science fiction [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Soft science fiction [r]: Add brief definition or description
Major figures and seminal works
Precursors
- Cyrano de Bergerac [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mary Shelley [r]: English author [e]
- Frankenstein [r]: A precursor science fiction novel written in 1818 by Mary Shelley. [e]
Pioneers
- Edgar Allan Poe [r]: (1809–1849) American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist, and one of the most prominent figures in the American Romantic Movement in literature. [e]
- Jules Verne [r]: (1828-1905) French author and science-fiction pioneer, some of whose novels involved travel through outer space and under water before technology had made these possible, and whose work has been widely translated and made into a number of films. [e]
- Journey to the Center of the Earth [r]: A pioneering science-fiction novel written, by Jules Gabriel Verne, in 1864. [e]
- From the Earth to the Moon [r]: A pioneering science-fiction novel written in 1865. [e]
- Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea [r]: A pioneering science-fiction novel written in 1869. [e]
- H.G. Wells [r]: (1866–1946) English author best known for his pioneering science-fiction novels; wrote The Time Machine. [e]
- Hugo Gernsback [r]: (1884–1967) Highly influential magazine editor, particularly in the science-fiction field, which he helped create, as well as an inventor and entrepreneur. [e]
Innovators
- John W. Campbell [r]: Add brief definition or description
- George Lucas [r]: American film director and movie-technique pioneer. Creator of the Star Wars story and universe. [e]
- Gene Roddenberry [r]: American producer and author best remembered as the creator of the Star Trek television series and its universe. [e]
- Steven Spielberg [r]: Academy Award-winning American film producer and director known for his work across many genres. [e]
Influential authors
- Isaac Asimov [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ray Bradbury [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Arthur C. Clarke [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Philip K. Dick [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Robert A. Heinlein [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Fred Hoyle [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Madeleine L'Engle [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Jack Vance [r]: Add brief definition or description
- A.E. van Vogt [r]: Add brief definition or description
Seminal works of science fiction
Film
- King Kong [r]: Add brief definition or description
- The Day the Earth Stood Still [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Forbidden Planet [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Village of the Damned [r]: Add brief definition or description
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Star Wars [r]: Add brief definition or description
Literature
- The Cold Equations [r]: Add brief definition or description
- You Will Go to the Moon [r]: Add brief definition or description
Radio
Television
- Doctor Who [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Flash Gordon [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Star Trek [r]: Add brief definition or description
- War of the Worlds [r]: Add brief definition or description
Science fiction awards
- Hugo Awards [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Nebula Awards [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Philip K. Dick Awards [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Arthur C. Clarke Awards [r]: Add brief definition or description
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award [r]: Add brief definition or description
Topic informant articles relating to science fiction
- TI:Hayford Peirce/Heinlein Some reminiscences by Hayford Peirce of Robert Heinlein