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Science Fiction has always been in existence, elements of it have been attributed to the Epic of Gilgamesh (the oldest piece of literature that there is)(early bronze age)), the legends of Daedalus (bronze age), and the works of Lucian of Samosata (Iron age c. A.D. 125 - A.D. 180).

What is new about it is 'recognition as a distinct genre' which happened in 1926 when Hugo gernsback started the first magazine dedicated to Science Fiction. One of the many reasons for this is probably the ever increasing rate of new scientific and engineering: innovations, discoveries, and theories.

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