According to Isaac Asimov, "Science fiction can be defined as that branch of literature which deals with the reaction of human beings to changes in science and technology." Robert A. Heinlein wrote that "A handy short definition … 展开

Science fiction's rapid rise in popularity during the first half of the 20th century was closely tied to the popular respect paid to science at that time, as well as the rapid pace of 展开

Authors
Science fiction is being written, and has been written, by diverse authors from around the world. … 展开

• Africanfuturism
• Australian science fiction
• Bengali science fiction
• Brazilian science fiction
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Some scholars assert that science fiction had its beginnings in ancient times, when the line between myth and fact was blurred. Written in the 2nd century CE by the satirist 展开

The study of science fiction, or science fiction studies, is the critical assessment, interpretation, and discussion of science fiction literature, film, TV shows, new media, fandom, and fan fiction. Science fiction scholars study science fiction to better understand it and its … 展开

Science fiction elements can include, among others:
• Temporal settings in the future, or in alternative histories
• Space travel, settings in outer space, on other worlds, in subterranean earth, or in parallel universes 展开