Prophets of Science Fiction - Season 1

Prophets of Science Fiction - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes8
DatesNov 9, 2011 - Mar 7, 2012

Episodes

Mary Shelley
Season 1Episode 160 min

Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley set out to make a fictitious monster, and along the way she created a masterpiece. She stitches together a patchwork of legend, technology and personal tragedy giving life to her novel Frankenstein.

Nov 9, 2011
Philip K. Dick
Season 1Episode 260 min

Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick lived a life of ever-shifting realities straight from the pages of his science fiction stories. His ideas have influenced the development of real-life breakthroughs in everything from robotics to law enforcement.

Nov 16, 2011
H.G. Wells
Season 1Episode 360 min

H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells established himself as a science fiction writer of almost clairvoyant talent and his tales of high-tech adventure hold an ominous warning of the dark side of progress.

Nov 23, 2011
Arthur C. Clarke
Season 1Episode 460 min

Arthur C. Clarke

Some science fiction writers are content to predict, but Arthur C. Clarke creates. His collaboration with Stanley Kubrick pioneered videophones, tablet computers and commercial spaceflight, and his legacy continues to inspire.

Nov 30, 2011
Isaac Asimov
Season 1Episode 560 min

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov dreamed of a future where robots perform the dirty work of mankind. His stories led to the creation of real-life industrial robots and inspired generations to embrace the technology of a robot friendly world.

Feb 15, 2012
Jules Verne
Season 1Episode 660 min

Jules Verne

Jules Verne is the ultimate futurist with a legacy of sci-fi stories predicting everything from fuel cell technology to viral advertising. His extraordinary voyages span from the center of the Earth to the surface of the moon.

Feb 22, 2012
Robert Heinlein
Season 1Episode 760 min

Robert Heinlein

Author Robert Heinlein predicted the science of the future, digging deeper into the impact of technology on individual lives. A seeming contradiction, his stories address themes of both patriotism and man's inability to cooperate.

Feb 29, 2012
George Lucas
Season 1Episode 860 min

George Lucas

Star Wars is one of the defining science fiction works of the later 20th century, and the imagination of George Lucas has inspired generations of scientists and engineers to push the envelope of technology.

Mar 7, 2012

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