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Nov 28, 2020 · For a time, around 1975, Ames and “Symzonia” alike were briefly rediscovered. Arno Press printed a reissue of “Symzonia,” the book’s first since 1820.
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- "The Epic of Gilgamesh" (circa 2100 BC) One of the earliest known works of speculative fiction can be found in The Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient Mesopotamian poem dating back to the 21st century BC.
- True History (circa 2nd century AD) Lucian of Samosata, a Greek satirist and author, wrote True History in the 2nd century AD. This work is often considered one of the earliest examples of science fiction, even integrating space travel.
- "Somnium" (1634) Written by Johannes Kepler, the renowned German mathematician and astronomer, Somnium is a groundbreaking work in early science fiction.
- "The Blazing World" (1666) Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle, authored The Blazing World in 1666, making her one of the first female science fiction writers.
Aug 18, 2021 · Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch Book 1) The Dead Djinn Universe (series) Tordotcom. What a wonderful world P. Djélì Clarke has created here — an Arab world never colonized, where...
Nov 22, 2021 · Looking for your next sci-fi must-read? Cyberpunk, space operas, dystopias – we've pulled together some of the WIRED team's favourite science fiction novels.
Feb 2, 2019 · Conventional wisdom holds that science fiction was written almost exclusively by men until the advent of feminism in the 1960s and ’70s. But when Lisa Yaszek, who teaches science fiction studies ...
Following the 17th-century development of the novel as a literary form, Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein (1818) and The Last Man (1826) helped define the form of the science fiction novel. Brian Aldiss has argued that Frankenstein was the first work of science fiction.
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Mar 14, 2012 · As we approach the centenary of Alan Turing’s birth, science historian George Dyson looks back at the achievements of wartime code breaking and the “human computers” who enabled our modern age of iPhones and laptops. Interview by Alec Ash. by George Dyson. 1 The Universal Computer by Martin Davis. 2 Alan Turing by Andrew Hodges.
