science fiction

Summary

science fiction is a speculative fiction genre^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of speculative_fiction_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,151 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• science fiction's instance of is recorded as speculative fiction genre^[3].
• science fiction is a type of speculative fiction^[4].
• science fiction's Commons category is recorded as Science fiction^[5].
• science fiction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Science fiction^[6].
• science fiction's main subject is science^[7].
• science fiction's main subject is technology^[8].
• science fiction's described at URL is recorded as https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/36^[9].
• science fiction's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Speculative fiction/Science fiction^[10].
• science fiction's described by source is recorded as Metzler Literatur Lexikon (2 ed.)^[11].
• science fiction's topic has template is recorded as Template:Science fiction^[12].
• science fiction's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/tags/science-fiction^[13].
• science fiction's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'SF'}^[14].
• science fiction's history of topic is recorded as history of science fiction^[15].
• science fiction's hashtag is recorded as sci_fi^[16].
• science fiction's practiced by is recorded as science fiction writer^[17].
• science fiction's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Art+Feminism^[18].
• science fiction's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].
• science fiction's Wikimedia outline is recorded as outline of science fiction^[20].
• science fiction's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/science_fiction^[21].
• science fiction's Stack Exchange site URL is recorded as https://scifi.stackexchange.com^[22].

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Definition and Type

science fiction's instance of is recorded as speculative fiction genre^[3]. It is a type of speculative fiction^[4].

Why It Matters

science fiction ranks in the top 5% of speculative_fiction_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,151 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

It has been cited as an influence by Afrofuturism^[25], an it genre^[26]; Ángel Arango^[27], a writer^[28], 1926–2013^[29], of Cuba^[30], specialised in belletristic literature^[31]; Alfons Figueras^[32], a comics artist^[33], 1922–2009^[34], of Spain^[35], awarded the Award Gato Perich^[36]; and The Protomen^[37], a musical group^[38], founded in 2003^[39].

FAQs

Who did science fiction influence?

science fiction has been cited as an influence by Afrofuturism^[25], Ángel Arango^[27], Alfons Figueras^[32], and The Protomen^[37].