Science Fiction. Genre and Concerns презентация

What is Science Fiction?
Science fiction is a writing style which combines science and fiction.
It is only limited by what we presently know about the basic physical laws of nature.
It evolved as a response to fantasy.

Familiar Science Fiction
Star Wars
Star Trek
2001: A Space Odyssey
Independence Day
I, Robot
Men in Black
Terminator
The Matrix
Jurassic Park

What do these stories all have in common?
Setting: the future
Advanced technology:
genetic engineering, intelligent robots,
experimental medicine
Concerned with outer space:
aliens, space travel, other planets and solar systems

Sci Fi vs. Fantasy
Science fiction is based in fact: some of the technology is invented, some of the places are made up, but all of it is conceivable.
Fantasy is not based in reality: it is purely imaginative.
Consider: Will Smith vs. Harry Potter
Versus

History of Childhood’s End
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
-renowned Science Fiction author
Published in 1953 History
-On the brink of the Space Race
-The end of the British Empire and Colonialism
-Pre-Civil Rights Movement
Technology
-The first color TV went on sale in the US for $1,175
-New York introduced the first 3-color stop lights