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Prophets of Science Fiction

7.7 IMDb tt2091018 2011 Documentary

The series covers the life and work of leading science fiction authors of the last couple of centuries. It depicts how they predicted and, accordingly, influenced the development of scientific advancements by inspiring many readers to assist in transforming those futuristic visions into everyday reality.

Cast

Paul Darrow

Ridley Scott

Jonathan Adams

Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley 45m It’s alive! Mary Shelley set out to create a monster--along the way she created a masterpiece. In 1816,…

Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick 45m Literary genius, celebrated visionary, paranoid outcast: Writer Philip K. Dick lived a life of ever-shifting realities straight from…

H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells 45m "I told you so..." H.G. Wells' self penned epitaph underscores a lifetime of grim--yet uncanny--prophecy. With stories like…

Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke 45m Some sci-fi storytellers are content to merely predict--but Sir Arthur C. Clarke creates. The writer is single-handedly responsible…

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov 45m He saved the future from Evil Robots! Isaac Asimov dreamed a better future where we need not fear…

Jules Verne

Jules Verne 45m He put a man on the Moon in the Victorian Era. He criticized the Internet...in the 1863. Jules…

Robert Heinlein

Robert Heinlein 45m Science fiction legend Robert Heinlein is a walking contradiction. His stories address themes of patriotism, and duty--while stressing…

George Lucas

George Lucas 45m From Luke Skywalker's light sabre to Darth Vader's Death Star, the Star Wars franchise is one of the…

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