ENGLISH 3D03 Lecture Notes - Soft Science Fiction, Hugo Gernsback, Analog Science Fiction And Fact
19 Apr 2013
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If the story contains this it must be (very likely that) it is a science fiction. Trip to the moon 1902 one of the first science fiction clips. Frankenstein (mary shelly) thought to be one of the founders of sci fi. A trip to the moon is an extrapolation of existing text (steam engine) whereas frankenstein is more surreal. Futuristic settings, space travel, characters: scientists robots and aliens. Hard (based in established scientific fact) and soft science fiction (more social issues then tech and scientific accuracy) Came into being- aprox end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Frankenstein was retroactively labeled as sci fi (1818) Starts as a broader category and gets more specialized. Published many magazines and got the authors out there. Emphasis on scientific accuracy, wants to use science and tech favourably. First mag with science-fiction in its title 1938. Some people use sf instead of sci-fi as sci-fi is dismissive and derogatory.
