Science Fiction and Fantasy
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- When did Sci-Fi become extreamly popular?
- after WW2
- Name 3 Sci-Fi authors!
- Isacc Asimov, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells
- What is Sci-Fi based on?
- real or imagined scientific and technological advances
- When did Sci-Fi appear?
- not untill science and technology became a major role in society
- Fantastical ideas?
- Time travel and martians
- What is a Fantasy story?
- includes breaks in reality, magic, imaginary worlds, fantastical beings and forces
- What true speculations did Sci-Fi writers write about?
- robots and atom bombs
- First Sci-Fi Novel?
- Frankenstein by: Mary Shelly (1818)
- Sci-Fi writers outlook on the impact of technological changes on the future?
- optimistic or pessimistic
- What are the 2 kinds of Sci-Fi?
- Hard-emphasizes scientific explanations and Soft- focuses on human action and responsibility
- What is Science Fiction?
- sories or novels beyond the scope of current human knowlege