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===Precursors=== | |||
{{r|Mary Shelley}} | |||
===Pioneers=== | |||
{{r|Jules Verne}} | |||
{{r|H.G. Wells}} | |||
===Innovators=== | |||
{{r|George Lucas}} | {{r|George Lucas}} | ||
{{r|Gene Roddenberry}} | {{r|Gene Roddenberry}} | ||
{{r|Steven Spielberg}} | {{r|Steven Spielberg}} | ||
==Seminal works of science fiction== | ==Seminal works of science fiction== | ||
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===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
{{r|A Wrinkle in Time}} | {{r|A Wrinkle in Time}} | ||
{{r|Frankenstein}} | |||
{{r|Journey to the Center of the Earth}} | {{r|Journey to the Center of the Earth}} | ||
{{r|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea}} | {{r|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea}} | ||
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==Influential authors== | ==Influential authors== | ||
{{r|Isaac Asimov}} | {{r|Isaac Asimov}} | ||
{{r|Ray Bradbury}} | |||
{{r|Arthur C. Clarke}} | |||
{{r|Philip K. Dick}} | {{r|Philip K. Dick}} | ||
{{r| | {{r|Robert A. Heinlein}} | ||
{{r|Madeleine L'Engle}} | |||
{{r|Jack Vance}} | {{r|Jack Vance}} | ||
Revision as of 21:30, 24 February 2008
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- Lists are alphabetised within sections
Major figures
Precursors
- Mary Shelley [r]: English author [e]
Pioneers
- 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]
- H.G. Wells [r]: (1866–1946) English author best known for his pioneering science-fiction novels; wrote The Time Machine. [e]
Innovators
- 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]
Seminal works of science fiction
Film
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Star Wars [r]: A six-film space-adventure saga that began in 1977 with the release of the movie Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope). [e]
- The Day the Earth Stood Still [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Village of the Damned [r]: Add brief definition or description
Literature
- A Wrinkle in Time [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Frankenstein [r]: A precursor science fiction novel written in 1818 by Mary Shelley. [e]
- Journey to the Center of the Earth [r]: A pioneering science-fiction novel written, by Jules Gabriel Verne, in 1864. [e]
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea [r]: Add brief definition or description
- You Will Go to the Moon [r]: Add brief definition or description
Radio
- The War of the Worlds (1938 radio broadcast) [r]: The Halloween episode of Mercury Theatre on the Air which caused widespread panic. [e]
Television
- Doctor Who [r]: British science-fiction television series depicting the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as 'the Doctor'; original series ran from 1963 to 1989 on the BBC, followed by a 1996 television movie; relaunched in 2005. [e]
- Flash Gordon [r]: A long running series of comic strips as well as radio, movies television stories concerning the science fiction adventures of a heroic polo-playing Yale graduate transplanted from 20th century earth to a Space opera setting of interplanetary warlords and alien creatures. [e]
- Star Trek [r]: Popular American science fiction television series, created by Gene Roddenberry; gained an enormous cult following and spawned an entire fictional universe, films, other series and an extremely successful business enterprise. [e]
- 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
Influential authors
- Isaac Asimov [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ray Bradbury [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Arthur C. Clarke [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Philip K. Dick [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Robert A. Heinlein [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Madeleine L'Engle [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Jack Vance [r]: Add brief definition or description