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Period: to
then till now SF
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american thomas paine published "the age of reason"
this book challenged the ideas of the church. promoted rational analysis , set stage for scientific endeavour. -
mary shelley s frankenstein published.
this uses technological and scientific advancements of the time to critisie humanity. this was a time of great tech and sci change. also at this time marie francios bichat was one of the founders of moderen technology. -
verne published "a drama in the air"
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verne "journey to the centre of the earth"
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edgar allen poe "the unparraleled adventures of one hans pfaal"
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ending of early sf
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strange case of dr.jekyll and mr hyde
speculated on the advancement of science. going to far ? -
h.g. wells " time machine"
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h.g "war of the worlds"
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titanic sinking
this showed the flaws and possibility for negitivity due to tech. -
WW1
many tech and scientific advancements in this period. -
hollywood gets a hold of sf
after sucking the marrow out of westerns hollywood now turns to s.f -
aldous huxleys "brave new world"
book reguarding a world of test tube babys sleep learning and a system which ranks you on how yo were created. -
decline of pulp magazines
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atomic weapons
arms race. power like never before in the hands of humans. -
"1984" george orwell
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SF on TV eg captain video and his video rangers,
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"the day the earth stood still"
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"radar man from the moon"
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Period: to
boom of magazines then almost collapse.
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the twilight zone
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dr who
longest running SF show in the history of tv. -
star trek
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close encounters of the 3rd kind
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star wars
one of the most iconic shows from the last 50 yrs let alone in the world of SF -
aliens
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the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy
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neuromancer
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city on fire
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the time machine film adaptation
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war of the worlds made into a movie
