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== Some Views of Science Fiction == | == Some Views of Science Fiction == | ||
* “By ‘scientifiction’ I mean the Jules Verne, H.G. Wells and Edgar Allan Poe type of story — a charming romance intermingled with scientific fact and prophetic vision.” — Hugo Gernsback, in “Amazing Stories” (April 1926) | [[Image:Trantorian-Dream.jpg|thumb|Trantorian Dream, by Michael Whelan]] * “By ‘scientifiction’ I mean the Jules Verne, H.G. Wells and Edgar Allan Poe type of story — a charming romance intermingled with scientific fact and prophetic vision.” — Hugo Gernsback, in “Amazing Stories” (April 1926) | ||
* “Science Fiction is a branch of fantasy identifiable by the fact that it eases the ‘willing suspension of disbelief’ on the part of its readers by utilizing an atmosphere of scientific credibility for its imaginative speculations in physical science, space, time, social science, and philosophy.” — Sam Moskowitz, in “Explorers of the Infinite” (1963) | * “Science Fiction is a branch of fantasy identifiable by the fact that it eases the ‘willing suspension of disbelief’ on the part of its readers by utilizing an atmosphere of scientific credibility for its imaginative speculations in physical science, space, time, social science, and philosophy.” — Sam Moskowitz, in “Explorers of the Infinite” (1963) | ||