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Revision as of 10:19, 17 May 2008
- See also changes related to Science fiction, or pages that link to Science fiction or to this page or whose text contains "Science fiction".
- Lists are alphabetised within sections
Major figures
Precursors
- Cyrando de Bergerac [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mary Shelley [r]: English author [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]
- 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]
Seminal works of science fiction
Film
- King Kong [r]: The fictional giant ape introduced in Merian C. Cooper's 1933 RKO motion picture. [e]
- The Day the Earth Stood Still [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Forbidden Planet [r]: A 1956 MGM science fiction movie in which the crew of a space ship encounters the sole survivors of a colony on a distant planet. [e]
- Village of the Damned [r]: Add brief definition or description
- 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]
Literature
- A Wrinkle in Time [r]: Add brief definition or description
- 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]: 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
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
- 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 Vogh [r]: Add brief definition or description