What made science fiction so popular throughout history? It was, unlike most literature, concerned with reality because unlike most literature it talked about new technologies and ideas for new technologies. Science fiction literature mentioned everything from genetic engineering to nuclear physics to cosmology. The radio, television, and newspapers did not focus much attention on science at all. The early science fiction writings surely inspired some of the greatest scientists of the late twentieth century.
Two things that the author can remember about the day that he read his very first science fiction magazine. It was the cold winter of nineteen thirty to nineteen thirty-two. The author was shoveling snow and made a little extra money and wanted something to spend it on. …
