1. Popular Fiction History of Science Fiction

2. Early Science Fiction H. G. Wells Hugo Gernsback and Amazing Stories Pulp SF John W. Campbell Jr. and the “Golden Age”

3. H. G. Wells 1866-1946 Educated as Science Teacher Belief in Scientific Progress Short Stories Early Novels

4. Hugo Gernsback Born 1884-1967 in Luxemburg Entrepreneur, founded popular science magazines Started Amazing Stories in 1926 “Father of Science Fiction”

5. John W. Campbell, Jr. 1910-1961, B.A. in Physics Author of early “super- science” stories Wrote mature SF as “Don A. Stuart” Became editor of Astounding Stories in 1937 Encouraged Asimov, Heinlein, other leading writers Technocratic SF

6. Pulp Science Fiction “Different Stories” Edgar Rice Burroughs Space Opera Stanley G. Weinbaum Pulp SF Conventions http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nebula/8339/erb0000.html

7. Science Fiction in the Fifties Classic Films Paperbacks Sociological SF Women Writers http://us.imdb.com/Posters?0043456

8. SF in the 60s: The New Wave Ellison and Dick LeGuin and Tiptree “British Invasion” First Star Trek Voyages

9. Modern Science Fiction Since 1970 Star Wars and the SF Blockbuster Film Mass Market SF Cyberpunk SF in the 21 st Century