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Technology in science fiction

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and others. Technology has been portrayed both in positive or negative ways; in some works it is a solution to the world problems, in others, a means of its destruction. Such things as robots and space travel became commonplace in the fiction of the 19th century.
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Concepts and illustrations of technology in science fiction have been a significant influence in the formation of popular culture images of future technology.
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and new technology – for example many rocketry pioneers were inspired by science fiction.
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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders
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Index

the genre
Industrial Revolution
Proto SF
Jules Verne
George Griffith
H. G. Wells
Edward Bellamy
Science fiction
innovation
Emerging technologies
Hypothetical technology
Mad scientist
Technobabble
Technology forecasting





"SFE: Technology"



"Technology"
ISBN
978-0-313-32952-4
Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia
ISBN
978-0-415-97460-8
"Opinion | Science Fiction Sent Man to the Moon"

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