As the speed of technological development increases, can science fiction keep up?
- Factual
- Year 2025
- 45 min
Science fiction has shown the best and worst of humanity, but how did it predict so much?
- Year: 2025
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E1 • Mary Shelley to Isaac Asimov
Early science fiction, including Frankenstein and War of the Worlds, is investigated.
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E2 • Arthur C Clarke to Ray Bradbury
Exploring how World War II changed literature and added a new dimension to sci-fi.
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E3 • Margaret Atwood to Ted Chiang
Space travel revives exploration and conquest traditions, highlighting new possibilities.
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E4 • Quatermass to Christopher Nolan
As the speed of technological development increases, can science fiction keep up?