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Encyclopedia > 1818 in science

The year 1818 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

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Science Fiction - MSN Encarta (1439 words)
More precisely, science fiction deals with events that did not happen or have not yet happened; it considers these events rationally in terms both of explanation and of consequences; and it is concerned with the impact of change on people, often with its consequences for the human race.
The most common subjects for science fiction are the future, travel through space or time, life on other planets, and crises created by technology or alien creatures and environments.
The first major writer of science fiction in English, however, and the man who may be considered the founder of modern science fiction is H.G. Wells.
Science Fiction - MSN Encarta (897 words)
Science and technology began appearing as a subject of fiction in the 19th century.
Wells began to write stories with science themes in 1894, demonstrating more interest in biology and evolution than in other sciences, and more concern about the social consequences of invention than about the accuracy of the invention itself.
Most early science fiction was published in magazines and aimed at a readership of boys and young men.
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