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Another day, another Google service, another place to search for "Science Fiction". The earliest reference seems to be around 1898. It's a bit tricky because there's lots of entries for "science, fiction".
Another day, another Google service, another place to search for "Science Fiction". The earliest reference seems to be around 1898. It's a bit tricky because there's lots of entries for "science, fiction".
I had a quick search through The Times looking for "science fiction".
The first metnion I could find was in an article from Monday, Oct 16, 1950 about Exploring the Solar System by Fred Hoyle.
Yeah, I thought that Gernsback had invented the term in the 1930's. Wells called his Science Romances or something.
Anyone out there have a definitive answer?