science fiction
noun
: fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component
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Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction.
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Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The selection covers a rich variety of narrative and aesthetic approaches, with a presence of comedies, genre and science fiction approaches, documentaries, and classic fiction works.
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Bassett has demonstrated remarkable versatility, portraying historic figures including Rosa Parks and Betty Shabazz, while also embracing roles in action, drama, horror, and science fiction.
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Now, 46 years later, a hobbyist has shrunk down the system hardware to a size that would have seemed like science fiction in the 1970s.
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Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The selection covers a rich variety of narrative and aesthetic approaches, with a presence of comedies, genre and science fiction approaches, documentaries, and classic fiction works.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 3 June 2025
Bassett has demonstrated remarkable versatility, portraying historic figures including Rosa Parks and Betty Shabazz, while also embracing roles in action, drama, horror, and science fiction.
—Essence, 3 June 2025
Now, 46 years later, a hobbyist has shrunk down the system hardware to a size that would have seemed like science fiction in the 1970s.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
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“Science fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fiction. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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