The mechanics of wonder: the creation of the idea of science fiction

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Acknowledgements The True History of Science Fiction: Introduction 'An Idea of Tremendous Import': Hugo Gernsback's Theory of Science Fiction 'The Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and Edgar Allan Poe Type of Story': Hugo Gernsback's History of Science Fiction 'This Unique Document': Hugo Gernsback's Ralph 124C 41+ 'A Lot of Rays and Bloodshed': Hugo Gernsback's Career as a Science Fiction Editor 'Carefully Projected Scientific Thought': Critical Voices between Hugo Gernsback and John W. Campbell, Jr. 'A Convenient Symptom of This Stage of Evolution': John W. Campbell, Jr's Theory of Science Fiction 'A Characteristic Symptom of This Stage of Evolution': John W. Campbell, Jr. History of Science Fiction 'A Full-View Picture of the World That Would Result': Robert A. Heinlein's Beyond This Horizon 'Can Openers, Cliches and Case Studies': John W. Campbell, Jr's Career as a Science Fiction Editor 'Slow Sculpture': Conclusion Works Cited Index