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History of Sci Fi

By Ruckky
  • Period: 150 to

    HG Wells and Jules Vern

    Jules Vern pioneered the adventure driven romantic sci-fi opera. HG Wells took much more moralising tones.
  • H.G Wells The Time Machine

    H.G Wells The Time Machine

  • Frankenstein: The birth of Sci-fi

    Frankenstein: The birth of Sci-fi

    Considered to be the birth of the sci-fi genre
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    Sceince fiction begins to go mainstream

    Authors are paid by word and are rewarded for quantity over quality.
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    The golden age

    The golden age of Sci-fi coincides with two wars and the cold war. Prominent authors from that time span were Robert Heinen, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and George Orwell