A brief history of science-fiction
2020-05-04
AARON CLOETE The genre of science-fiction is one that has a long and rather interesting history and, as a genre, it has not only been able to inspire real world innovation but also provides hope for a better and more advanced future. The genre started with Mary Shelley, an author, and a poet who wrote what is widely considered to be the first science fiction novel in 1818 – Frankenstein. We can in hindsight recognise the aspects of sci-fi that we know and love: the mad scientist, the weird and wonderful machines, and the use of electricity. This was, however, ground-breaking at the time andRead More →