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Science fiction (often referred to as either Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of fiction in which at least part of the narrative depends on the impact of science, either real or imagined, to generate settings or events which have not yet occurred in reality (and may never do so).
Robert A. Heinlein, a leading writer of science fiction, wrote "A handy short definition of almost all science fiction might read: realistic speculation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge of the real world, past and present, and on a thorough understanding of the nature and significance of the scientific method." Science Fiction: Its Nature, Faults and Virtues in The Science Fiction Novel: Imagination and Social Criticism, Advent: Publishers, 1959. (This is a collection of lectures by Heinlein, Cyril Kornbluth, Alfred Bester, and Robert Bloch given at the U of Chicago in 1957). He immediately adds that if you "strike out the word 'future' it can apply to all and not just almost all SF."
Science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon wrote "A good science fiction story is a story about human beings, with a human problem, and a human solution, that would not have happened at all without its science content." quoted in James Blish, More Issues at Hand: Critical Studies in Contemporary Science Fiction (Advent Publishers, 1970) ISBN 091168218X.
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@woumpah un gamin de 13 ans qui me sors "la science-fiction c'est une recherche prospective du possible" c'est pas la diction que je retiens
Naotib (Thibault Cabanas) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:30:38 -0000
@woumpah un gamin de 13 ans qui me sors "la science-fiction c'est une recherche prospective du possible" c'est pas la diction que je retiens
@markgfh @adamrutherford Surely a Telegraph journalist would be better placed to speak on science fiction? ZING!
edyong209 (Ed Yong) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:27:46 -0000
@markgfh @adamrutherford Surely a Telegraph journalist would be better placed to speak on science fiction? ZING!
RT @Duddy: Yet again I wish I lived in London. RT @markgfh: Please come to Nature's science fiction debate on Monday http://is.gd/4N1sx
LeeBillings (Lee Billings) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:26:05 -0000
RT @Duddy: Yet again I wish I lived in London. RT @markgfh: Please come to Nature's science fiction debate on Monday http://is.gd/4N1sx
Yet again I wish I lived in London. RT @markgfh: Please come to Nature's science fiction debate on Monday http://is.gd/4N1sx
Duddy (Clare Dudman) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:22:51 -0000
Yet again I wish I lived in London. RT @markgfh: Please come to Nature's science fiction debate on Monday http://is.gd/4N1sx
Launch of a new Science Fiction & Fanatasy Award, this time for translation into English. More, please! www.sfftawards.org
scifilatino (SciFi Latino) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:21:20 -0000
Launch of a new Science Fiction & Fanatasy Award, this time for translation into English. More, please! www.sfftawards.org
When I die, I'm leaving my body to science fiction.
twittle_me_that (Ryan Winstead) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:20:34 -0000
When I die, I'm leaving my body to science fiction.
Constructing an SF Universe - Excellent article by professional, published science fiction author, S. Andrew Swann.
Planetary Fact Sheets - Extensive physical data describing the planets, satellites, and comets of our solar system, courtesy of NASA's National Space Science Data Center. Potentially useful to designers of science fiction settings and the detail-minded.
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