Science Fiction 

The science fiction type of entertainment is considered by most to be fathered by Jules Verne (A Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) and H. G. Wells (The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds). Sci-Fi, as it is commonly shortened, is a fictional story in which science and technology have a significant influence on the characters and plot. Many such works are guesswork about what the future holds and how scientific findings and technological advances will shape humankind. 

Writing in the late 1800s, Jules Verne was remarkably successful in his 10 guesses about future technologies of air conditioning, automobiles, the Internet, television, and underwater, air, and space travel. Unbelievably, of all places from which to choose, Jules Verne guessed Tampa, Florida, USA as the launching site of the first project to the Moon, which was only 200 kilometers away from the actual 1969 location at Cape Canaveral, Florida. 

One of the best-known science fiction books is Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Published in 1949, it was not meant as a prediction, but as a warning: Orwell was describing what he saw as the outcome of the ideas, trends, and emerging technologies of his time. Many invented terms from this novel have become common in everyday use, such as "big brother" and "doublethink". Even the author's name has been made into an adjective--Orwellian--and has become a warning descriptor for situations where privacy is lost and the individual becomes sacrifice under a totalitarian government. Nineteen Eighty-Four was translated into sixty-five languages within five years of its publication, setting a record that still stands. 

What helps bring science fiction into being is usually a new discovery or innovation. The author creates an analysis of the potential influence and consequences and then wraps it in a pleasant story. For example, the beginning of space exploration was followed a few years later by the Star Trek television program and movie series. Advances in genetics cause fantasies of the end of disease, horrors of eugenics , and thrillers where creatures disappearing long ago are brought back to life. The science fiction author's self-determined role is that of field glasses for humanity--searching the world of future possibilities upon the road which we are traveling. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Are three men considered to be the fathers of science fiction?
2. Are there three men that are regarded as fathering science fiction?
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Q2:
1. How many fathers of science fiction are there?
2. How many men do people see as the fathers of science fiction?
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Q3:
1. Who are the fathers of science fiction?
2. What are the names of those who fathered the science fiction genre?
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Q4:
1. Which father of science fiction wrote in the 1800s?
2. What was the name of the science fiction writer from the 1800s?
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Q5:
1. Did Jules Verne have 12 correct assumptions about the future?
2. Did Jules Verne guess 12 future inventions correctly?
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Q6:
1. How many successful predictions did Jules Verne make about the future?
2. What number of things did Jules Verne predict correctly about the future?
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Q7:
1. What did Jules Verne correctly predict about the future?
2. What was a prediction by Jules Verne about the future that came true?
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Q8:
1. What is the nickname of the science fiction genre?
2. What is science fiction often referred to as?
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Q9:
1. Does science fiction often accurately predict the future?
2. Are most science fiction novels sure about what the future will hold?
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Q10:
1. Is there another famous science fiction writer mentioned besides Jules Verne?
2. Does the article reference any science fiction writers other than Jules Verne?
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Q11:
1. What other science fiction writer does the article discuss, alongside Jules Verne?
2. Who besides Jules Verne appears in the article?
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Q12:
1. What is George Orwell's most famous novel?
2. What is the most well known novel by George Orwell?
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Q13:
1. Did 1984 come out in 1947?
2. Was Nighteen Eighty-Four published in 1947?
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Q14:
1. When did 1984 come out?
2. What was the year of 1984's publication?
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Q15:
1. Can Nighteen Eighty-Four only be accessed in English?
2. Does 1984 exist only in English?
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