The Science Fiction Phenomenon and the Faces of Time

In a very large perspective, temporal dimension represents one of the essential elements defining the science fiction genre and differentiating it from other literary forms in general. In this study we followed the way in which the science fiction genre, since the most significant works of its beginning, follows the evolution of the most advanced scientific theories, and, by the aid of imagination or fantasy, fictionally speculates the suggestions and hypotheses proposed by theoretical physics, mathematics, or the newest sciences such as nanotechnology for example. The way in which the view of time evolved from the classical, Newtonian period until the contemporary era by developing a new time perception will reflect the evolution of the science fiction genre from its beginnings until the formation of a new line in science fiction, namely cyberpunk.

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