Depending on your precise definition of "popular science fiction" and "accepted", that would most likely be either Jules Verne or Isaac Asimov. Just watch the protests that result to see why this question has no "answer"!
Mary Shelley has been given that distinction for her novel 'Frankenstein'
Hugo Gernsburg
John Campbell
Cyrano Deburgerac for his travels to the moon
Daneil Defoe
Johnathan Swift for Gulliver's Travels
the myths of Daedalus can be termed gadgetry Science Fiction and go all the way back to the bronze age.
Hugo Gernsback is called the father of science fiction because he founded the first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories, in 1926.
Yes, he was referred to as the 'father of science'.
Some people consider Jules Verne the father of science fiction and Mary Shelley the mother of science fiction. Some even say that Gilgamesh was the first science fiction book.
Jules verne
H-G- Wells The Father of Science Fiction - 2005 V is rated/received certificates of: Finland:K-3
A French novelist and playwright who is often credited as the father of science fiction
Julius Verne (1828-1905) is often referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction", with works such as Journey to the Center of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days.
Yes. For all practical ( and theoretical) purposes Mr. Verne was the Grand old Man or fore-father of Science Fiction. He also wrote material which was straight adventure and not sci-fi at all such as Michael Strogoff. Verne avoided the subject of extraterrestrial life but he did theorize in the dim past, the Moon had an atmosphere.
Jules Verne and H.G. Wells are often called the "Fathers of Science Fiction". Hugo Gernsback a publisher and writer in his own right is also credited with being the "Father of Science Fiction" for publishing the works of writers like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.
John Connor is a character appearing in the American Science Fiction Terminator franchisehis father is James Cameron, director, producer, screenwriter
John Connor is a character appearing in the American science fiction Terminator franchisehis father is James Cameron, director, producer, screenwriter
The term "father of the genre" can refer to different individuals depending on the genre in question. It may refer to Mary Shelley for science fiction, Edgar Allan Poe for detective fiction, or Homer for epic poetry.