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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

Cyrando 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]: (1920-92) American chemist and prolific author, especially of science fiction. ^[e]
Ray Bradbury [r]: (born August 22 1920) An American writer of novels, essays and short stories, particularly on topics in fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery. ^[e]
Arthur C. Clarke [r]: (1917-2008) British author of science fiction. ^[e]
Philip K. Dick [r]: (1928-1982) American author of science-fiction stories and novels ^[e]
Robert A. Heinlein [r]: (1907–88) American author of science fiction; wrote Stranger in a Strange Land. ^[e]
Fred Hoyle [r]: English-born 20th-century astronomer and author of science fiction. ^[e]
Madeleine L'Engle [r]: Award-winning American author (1918-2007) known for writing in the science fiction, fantasy and Christian literature genres and particularly noted for her work for young adults. ^[e]
- A Wrinkle in Time [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

Literature

You Will Go to the Moon [r]: Add brief definition or description

Radio

The War of the Worlds (1938 radio broadcast) [r]: Add brief definition or description

Television

Science fiction awards

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