Philosophy
In early 2008 I offered some material on the earliest science fiction literature and it appears that Lucian's A True Story held that position and I offered the text. Now an audio presentation is available.
Trips to the Moon
Earliest science fiction
Lucian's A True Story [text]
- Imagination Can Sometimes Be Better Than Reality...ray Bradbury's "the Rocket"
An anthology including The Rocket. Plot [Wikipedia]... The story begins with Fiorello Bodoni, a poor junkyard owner, who spends his nights admiring nearby rocket launches bound for the Moon, Venus and Mars. After six years, he has finally saved enough...
- Ludvig Holberg And Early Sci-fi
Ludvig Holberg December 3rd, 1684 to January 28th, 1754 Not exactly a well-known figure in the genre of science fiction literature but certainly a contributor is Ludvig Holberg and his sci-fi entry Niels Klim's Underground Travels. Niels Klim's...
- "enjoyment Of Sci-fi In The Media?" Poll
Do you enjoy science fiction via books, cinema, television? Yes....2 [66%] No....1 [33%] What can I say... Forbidden Planet 1956 Rodan 1956 It Came from Outer Space 1953 "A Trip To The Planets" Bill Nye "The Science Guy"..."Stargate Atlantis"...
- Classic Literature/science
FICTION Abbott, Edwin A. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions LucianA True Story Verne, Jules Around the World in Eighty Days Verne, Jules Earth to the Moon Verne, Jules Five Weeks in a Balloon ...
- Earliest Science Fiction
Science fiction is a huge and popular genre and can well serve the populace with sound science but for the most part this genre lives up to part of it name--"fiction". But where did science fiction begin. Most people would say it started with writers...
Philosophy
Lucian's "A True Story"...audio presentation
In early 2008 I offered some material on the earliest science fiction literature and it appears that Lucian's A True Story held that position and I offered the text. Now an audio presentation is available.
Trips to the Moon
Earliest science fiction
Lucian's A True Story [text]
- Imagination Can Sometimes Be Better Than Reality...ray Bradbury's "the Rocket"
An anthology including The Rocket. Plot [Wikipedia]... The story begins with Fiorello Bodoni, a poor junkyard owner, who spends his nights admiring nearby rocket launches bound for the Moon, Venus and Mars. After six years, he has finally saved enough...
- Ludvig Holberg And Early Sci-fi
Ludvig Holberg December 3rd, 1684 to January 28th, 1754 Not exactly a well-known figure in the genre of science fiction literature but certainly a contributor is Ludvig Holberg and his sci-fi entry Niels Klim's Underground Travels. Niels Klim's...
- "enjoyment Of Sci-fi In The Media?" Poll
Do you enjoy science fiction via books, cinema, television? Yes....2 [66%] No....1 [33%] What can I say... Forbidden Planet 1956 Rodan 1956 It Came from Outer Space 1953 "A Trip To The Planets" Bill Nye "The Science Guy"..."Stargate Atlantis"...
- Classic Literature/science
FICTION Abbott, Edwin A. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions LucianA True Story Verne, Jules Around the World in Eighty Days Verne, Jules Earth to the Moon Verne, Jules Five Weeks in a Balloon ...
- Earliest Science Fiction
Science fiction is a huge and popular genre and can well serve the populace with sound science but for the most part this genre lives up to part of it name--"fiction". But where did science fiction begin. Most people would say it started with writers...