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For questions about the history of the genre: the origin and evolution of ideas in speculative fiction. Example topics include the first work of speculative fiction with a particular property, or the origin of a term or trope.
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Where does the trope of magic spells being driven by advanced technology originate from?
The earliest example I can think of is Poe's thousand and second tale of Scheherazade in 1845. This is 100% Clark's third law, and I know you said that that doesn't count, but I think it's important b …