Timeline for What is the earliest story with a matter duplicator in SF
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| Oct 12, 2022 at 20:25 | comment | added | Spencer | Although I don't entirely agree with @user14111's characterization of SF, I disagree much more strongly with your characterization of "magic, unicorns or talking wolves" as having anything to do with science fiction. Unless a story explicitly links such things to human-created technology (e.g. AI-driven mechanical unicorn) they are fantasy, NOT SF. | |
| Oct 12, 2022 at 12:03 | comment | added | user14111 | Science fiction is not defined or characterized by the "elements" it contains. It is a literary genre or movement or marketing category originating early in the 20th century, produced and consumed by a certain community of publishers, writers, and fans. A fiction story published by an SF writer in an SF magazine is ipso facto SF, regardless of whether it contains any monsters or magic rings or impossible inventions. | |
| Oct 12, 2022 at 11:39 | comment | added | Pete | They are if they contain fantastic elements such as magic, unicorns or talking wolves. | |
| Oct 12, 2022 at 9:02 | comment | added | user14111 | I'm saying folk tales aren't SF. | |
| Oct 12, 2022 at 7:22 | comment | added | Pete | Are you saying magic isn't SF? | |
| Oct 12, 2022 at 3:02 | comment | added | user14111 | "What is the earliest SF story. . ." | |
| Jul 23, 2022 at 12:48 | history | answered | Pete | CC BY-SA 4.0 |