Science Fiction: Definition

The general definition of "science fiction" straight out of the dictionary is, a fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component. A more simpler definition would be, a fiction that deals with the influence of real or imagined science on society or individuals.

One if the most favorite topics of sci-fi is Extraterrestrials. Other topics from this wonderful genre include, time travel, space exploration, cryptozoology creatures, monsters, crazy experiments, futuristic wars, other worlds, and dimentions, ghosts, disease, end of the world, and much much more! Most Sci-Fi stories tell you what the writer thinks about the world and what will happen to it.

The first true sci-fi writer was Herbert George Wells, (1866-1946) who is known today as the father of modern Sci-fi. Some of his most famous novels are, The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896) The Invisible Man (1897), and the The War Of The Worlds (1898), He wrote the first book about an alien invasion, invisibility, time travel and more. Also, the name "atomic bomb" comes from his 1913 novel, The World Set Free.