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Frankenstein

Science Fiction is a branch of literature that explores the possibilities of human scientific advances, especially technological ones. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (published in 1818) was a sign of the sort which was established by Jules Verne's novels of the late 1800's. HG Wells at the turn of the twentieth century brought more scientific strictness in his works, such as The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds. Isaac Asimov and Arthur C Clarke are among the most familiar writers of science fiction of the modern era (Cambridge Encyclopaedia, 1994). However, works from an earlier time, Frankenstein and I Robot have had a profound influence on thinking about science and its relationship to humanity and the world we live in. This essay explores the cultural legacy of these two
works and seeks to explain why they have been so influential.

Frankenstein explores many issues related to science and humanity. Behrendt has identified
some of the themes as individual......


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