In all the science fiction of the last half-century, the influence of the pulp tradition is, to any knowledgeable reader, not merely palpable but overwhelming. It would seem an era that science ...

Science fiction emerged nearly 300 years ago during ... the early 19th Century was an era of political upheaval at home and abroad and many think this book promotes revolutionary ideas.

Science fiction allows artists to speculate about the future through imaginative and technical concepts. But so often the prevailing vision of that future in popular culture tends toward the dystopian ...

Director Christopher Nolan, who is widely regarded for his notable work in the science-fiction genre, has spoken about Stanley Kubrick's epic film 2001: A Space Odyssey.