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Major figures

Precursors

• Mary Shelley [r]: English author ^[e]

Pioneers

• 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]
• H.G. Wells [r]: (1866–1946) English author best known for his pioneering science-fiction novels; wrote The Time Machine. ^[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]

Seminal works of science fiction

Film

• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Star Wars [r]: A six-film space-adventure saga that began in 1977 with the release of the movie Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope). ^[e]
• The Day the Earth Stood Still [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Village of the Damned [r]: Add brief definition or description

Literature

• A Wrinkle in Time [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Frankenstein [r]: A precursor science fiction novel written in 1818 by Mary Shelley. ^[e]
• Journey to the Center of the Earth [r]: A pioneering science-fiction novel written, by Jules Gabriel Verne, in 1864. ^[e]
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea [r]: Add brief definition or description
• You Will Go to the Moon [r]: Add brief definition or description

Radio

• The War of the Worlds (1938 radio broadcast) [r]: The Halloween episode of Mercury Theatre on the Air which caused widespread panic. ^[e]

Television

• Doctor Who [r]: British science-fiction television series depicting the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as 'the Doctor'; original series ran from 1963 to 1989 on the BBC, followed by a 1996 television movie; relaunched in 2005. ^[e]
• Flash Gordon [r]: A long running series of comic strips as well as radio, movies television stories concerning the science fiction adventures of a heroic polo-playing Yale graduate transplanted from 20th century earth to a Space opera setting of interplanetary warlords and alien creatures. ^[e]
• Star Trek [r]: Popular American science fiction television series, created by Gene Roddenberry; gained an enormous cult following and spawned an entire fictional universe, films, other series and an extremely successful business enterprise. ^[e]
• 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

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
• Madeleine L'Engle [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Jack Vance [r]: Add brief definition or description