Generations before, the aliens of early science fiction were considerably more fantastical – bloodcurdling octopus-beings, intelligent swarms of insect-creatures and monstrous reptiles.

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The Odd Aliens of Early Science Fiction . Zaria Gorvett BBC Future October 24, 2023 Lisa Fotios In October 1961, Betty and Barney Hill sat down with an astronomy lecturer at their home in New ...

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The early science fiction work of William Gibson coined a term that would soon enter the vernacular, cyberspace. That was a setting of his first novel "Neuromancer" in 1984.

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Generations before, the aliens of early science fiction were considerably more fantastical – bloodcurdling octopus-beings, intelligent swarms of insect-creatures and monstrous reptiles.