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Science-fiction authors and architects
- Madeleine L'Engle [r]: Award-winning American author (1918-2007) known for writing in the science fiction, fantasy and Christian literature genres and particularly noted for her work for young adults. [e]
- George Lucas [r]: American film director and movie-technique pioneer. Creator of the Star Wars story and universe. [e]
- Gene Roddenberry [r]: American producer and author best remembered as the creator of the Star Trek television series and its universe. [e]
- Steven Spielberg [r]: Academy Award-winning American film producer and director known for his work across many genres. [e]
- Jules Verne [r]: (1828-1905) French author and science-fiction pioneer, some of whose novels involved travel through outer space and under water before technology had made these possible, and whose work has been widely translated and made into a number of films. [e]
- H.G. Wells [r]: (1866–1946) English author best known for his pioneering science-fiction novels; wrote The Time Machine. [e]
Seminal works of science fiction
Film
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Star Wars [r]: A six-film space-adventure saga that began in 1977 with the release of the movie Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope). [e]
- The Day the Earth Stood Still [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Village of the Damned [r]: Add brief definition or description
Literature
- A Wrinkle in Time [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Journey to the Center of the Earth [r]: A pioneering science-fiction novel written, by Jules Gabriel Verne, in 1864. [e]
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea [r]: Add brief definition or description
- You Will Go to the Moon [r]: Add brief definition or description
Radio
- The War of the Worlds (1938 radio broadcast) [r]: The Halloween episode of Mercury Theatre on the Air which caused widespread panic. [e]
Television
- Doctor Who [r]: British science-fiction television series depicting the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as 'the Doctor'; original series ran from 1963 to 1989 on the BBC, followed by a 1996 television movie; relaunched in 2005. [e]
- Flash Gordon [r]: A long running series of comic strips as well as radio, movies television stories concerning the science fiction adventures of a heroic polo-playing Yale graduate transplanted from 20th century earth to a Space opera setting of interplanetary warlords and alien creatures. [e]
- Star Trek [r]: Popular American science fiction television series, created by Gene Roddenberry; gained an enormous cult following and spawned an entire fictional universe, films, other series and an extremely successful business enterprise. [e]
- War of the Worlds [r]: Add brief definition or description