prophets of science fiction

 

Mary Shelley

 
mary shelley

Surprising But True

 

Mary Shelley set out to create a monster. Along the way she created a masterpiece.

In 1816, teenaged Mary begins stitching together a patchwork of ancient legend, modern technology, and personal tragedy, ultimately giving life to her novel, Frankenstein, and the genre of science fiction.


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Prophets of Science Fiction

 

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Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick lived a life straight from the pages of his mind-b
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H. G. Wells

With stories like The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, H.G
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Arthur C. Clarke

Some sci-fi storytellers are content to predict - but Arthur C. C
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Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov dreamed of a better future where robots can do manki
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Jules Verne

Jules Verne is the ultimate futurist, with a legacy of sci-fi adv
 
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