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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Science fiction.

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Major figures and seminal works

Precursors

Pioneers

  • Edgar Allan Poe [r]: (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist, and one of the most prominent figures in the American Romantic Movement. [e]
  • Jules Verne [r]: French author and science fiction pioneer (1828-1905), 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]: English author (1866-1946) best known for his pioneering science fiction novels. [e]
  • Hugo Gernsback [r]: (August 16, 1884-August 19,1967), born Hugo Gernsbacher, was a highly influential magazine editor as well as an inventor and entrepreneur. [e]

Innovators

  • John W. Campbell [r]: (June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971) Editor of Astounding Science Fiction, later Analog, from September, 1937, until his death in 1971. [e]
  • 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

Seminal works of science fiction

Film


Literature

  • The Cold Equations [r]: A 1954 short story by Tom Godwin famous for its tragic conclusion in which the unrelenting demands of engineering formulae are unable to be overcome to provide the standard upbeat ending of that era's pulp fiction. [e]
  • You Will Go to the Moon [r]: Speculative 1959 preschool children's book tracing a manned spaceflight from the earth to a space station and eventually to the moon. [e]

Radio

Television

Science fiction awards

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