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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.
Nov 27, 2020 · Best Books for Teachers: Fiction. Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman. This novel is set in a high school where your typical optimistic teacher runs into roadblocks set by a strict administration. The story unfolds through teachers, students, teachers, and the principal using memos, letters, and comments on assignments.
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The first was The Phantom Empire (1935) starring Gene Autry, about an advanced underground civilization which had ray guns and television communication screens. Some of the most popular of the era were the various Flash Gordon films, the exploits of Buck Rogers, and others, such as the quasi-science fiction Dick Tracy. They continued to use ...
But the first real science fiction book I read was Martian Chronicles. I had to be about 10-11 years old. It was easy to read and understand. I read all of Bradbury's books as a youngster. Eventually moving up to other authors like Arthur C. Clarke or fantasy by Robert E. Howard. Reply reply.
Wells and Verne were millenia behind the game Plato's Republic would probably be considered among the earliest incarnations of Sci-fi (although some people go as far back as Gilgamesh). A lot of Utopian novels in the same vein as The Republic were written a few hundred years ago: There is Bacon's New Atlantis in the 17th century, Moore's Utopia ...
Jan 27, 2021 · Then, two things happened. First, the classic pulp magazines of the mid-20th century got scanned, almost en masse, into the Internet Archive. Research that used to require nerds digging around in ...
Many literary experts consider Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, published in 1818, to be the first true work of science fiction, followed eight years later by her novel The Last Man, which also happened to become one of the first post-apocalyptic works, thus establishing that sub-genre of science fiction.
