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==Major figures and seminal works== | ===Major figures and seminal works=== | ||
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{{r|Cyrano de Bergerac}} | {{r|Cyrano de Bergerac}} | ||
{{r|Mary Shelley}} | {{r|Mary Shelley}} | ||
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{{r|Edgar Allan Poe}} | {{r|Edgar Allan Poe}} | ||
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{{r|Isaac Asimov}} | {{r|Isaac Asimov}} | ||
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{{r|A.E. van Vogt}} | {{r|A.E. van Vogt}} | ||
==Seminal works of science fiction== | ===Seminal works of science fiction=== | ||
===Film=== | ====Film==== | ||
{{r|King Kong}} | {{r|King Kong}} | ||
{{r|The Day the Earth Stood Still}} | {{r|The Day the Earth Stood Still}} | ||
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===Literature=== | |||
{{r|The Cold Equations}} | {{r|The Cold Equations}} | ||
{{r|You Will Go to the Moon}} | {{r|You Will Go to the Moon}} | ||
===Radio=== | ====Radio==== | ||
{{r|The War of the Worlds (1938 radio broadcast)}} | {{r|The War of the Worlds (1938 radio broadcast)}} | ||
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{{r|Doctor Who}} | {{r|Doctor Who}} | ||
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==Science fiction awards== | ===Science fiction awards=== | ||
{{r|Hugo Awards}} | {{r|Hugo Awards}} | ||
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{{r|John W. Campbell Memorial Award}} | {{r|John W. Campbell Memorial Award}} | ||
{{r|Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award}} | {{r|Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award}} | ||
==Other related topics== | |||
Revision as of 14:31, 11 March 2009
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Parent topics
- Literature [r]: The profession of “letters” (from Latin litteras), and written texts considered as aesthetic and expressive objects. [e]
- Film [r]: A visual medium involving the recording and display of images in motion over time, generally by photographic means. [e]
- Science [r]: The organized body of knowledge based on non–trivial refutable concepts that can be verified or rejected on the base of observation and experimentation [e]
- Television [r]: Electronic transmission of moving pictures. [e]
- Radio [r]: Transmission and reception of information, which can be voice, data or imagery over electromagnetic radiation in free space (i.e., wireless). The information is modulated onto a carrier wave [e]
Subtopics
- Lists are alphabetised within sections
Major figures and seminal works
Precursors
- Cyrano 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]: Editor of Astounding Science Fiction, later Analog, from September, 1937, until his death in 1971, perhaps the seminal figure in the field. [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
- 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 futurist and author of science fiction. [e]
- Philip K. Dick [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Robert A. Heinlein [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Fred Hoyle [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Madeleine L'Engle [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
- King Kong [r]: Add brief definition or description
- The Day the Earth Stood Still [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Forbidden Planet [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Village of the Damned [r]: Add brief definition or description
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Star Wars [r]: Add brief definition or description
Literature
- The Cold Equations [r]: Add brief definition or description
- You Will Go to the Moon [r]: Add brief definition or description
Radio
Television
- Doctor Who [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Flash Gordon [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Star Trek [r]: Add brief definition or description
- 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