What made science fiction so popular throughout history? It was, unlike most literature, concerned with reality because unlike most literature it talked about new technologies and ideas for new technologies. Science fiction literature mentioned everything from genetic engineering to nuclear physics to cosmology. The radio, television, and newspapers did not focus much attention on science at all. The early science fiction writings surely inspired some of the greatest scientists of the late twentieth century. Two …showed first 75 words of 911 total…

…showed last 75 words of 911 total…he was still one of the fathers of science fiction. Cummings worked with the renowned Thomas Edison. He was very popular in the early thirties. Science fiction is a reflection of science and has caused science to open up into new horizons. Cloning, gene splicing, molecular biology can accredit its beginnings in the science fiction world. With more and more technology arising it gives science fiction writers more fuel to come up with original ideas.