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Edisonade — is a modern term, coined in 1993 by John Clute in his Peter Nicholls The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction , for stories based around a brilliant young inventor and his inventions, many of which would now be classified as science fiction. This sub… … Wikipedia
Thomas Edison in popular culture — Thomas Edison has appeared in popular culture as a character in novels, films, comics and video games.His prolific inventing helped make him an icon and he has made appearances in popular culture during his lifetime down to the present day. His… … Wikipedia
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Mars in fiction — Fictional representations of Mars have been popular for over a century. Interest in Mars has been stimulated by the planet s dramatic red color, by early scientific speculations that its surface conditions might be capable of supporting life, and … Wikipedia
Tom Swift — is the young protagonist in several series of juvenile adventure novels which began in the early twentieth century and continues to the present. Each such series stars a hero named Tom Swift who is a genius inventor and whose breakthroughs in… … Wikipedia
Scientific romance — is a bygone name for what is now commonly known as science fiction. The term is most associated with the early science fiction of the United Kingdom, and the earliest noteworthy use of the term scientific romance is believed to have been by… … Wikipedia
List of eponyms — An eponym is a person (real or fictitious) from whom something is said to take its name. The word is back formed from eponymous , from the Greek eponymos meaning giving name . NOTOC Here is a list of eponyms:A B C D E F G H I–J K L–ZA* Achilles,… … Wikipedia
Voyages Extraordinaires — Les Voyages Extraordinaires ( The Extraordinary Voyages in English) was a publishing title affixed to the novels, fictional and non fictional, of French author and science fiction pioneer Jules Verne. According to Verne s publisher, Jules Hetzel … Wikipedia
Science fiction genre — A science fiction genre is a sub category within the broader context of the science fiction genre as a whole. Science fiction may be divided along any number of overlapping axis. Gary K. Wolfe s Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy… … Wikipedia
Travis Taylor (author) — Travis Shane Taylor is a science fiction author who lives near Huntsville, Alabama in the southeastern United States. He holds a doctorate in Optical Science and Engineering and master s degrees in Physics and Aerospace Engineering from the… … Wikipedia
