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Science Fiction is older than the 1900s. Just check on Jules Verne. The name "science fiction" is from the 1850's, arguably before "XIX". First almost SF books
by zaarn 9y ago
Science Fiction is older than the 1900s. Just check on Jules Verne. The name "science fiction" is from the 1850's, arguably before "XIX". First almost SF books appeared in 1810 (Julius von Voß)
- extra88 9y agoThey didn't say science fiction is form the 1900s aka, the twentieth century. "XIX" is "19" in roman numerals, as in, nineteenth century. 1800-1899 was the nineteenth century.
- b0rsuk 9y agoI'm going through a 4-book science fiction anthology which starts with Gilgamesh, Utopia, City of the Sun and so on. You really don't need to tell me that. My point was that SF surges in times when science achieves major wins. One surge was in XIX, another in 50's because of first men in space and on the Moon, as well as nuclear holocaust scare.