Why do we call Mary Shelley the inventor of science fiction? And why does it matter? We’ll explore those questions and also talk about what they have to do with The Royal Society of London, The British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Anatomy Act of 1832.
Sources:
James Gunn (ed.), The Road to Science Fiction: https://www.amazon.com/Road-Science-Fiction-Gilgamesh-Scarecrow/dp/0810844141
Francis Bacon, Novum Organum: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/45988/45988-h/45988-h.htm
Francis Bacon, The New Atlantis: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2434/2434-h/2434-h.htm
Margaret Cavendish, The Blazing World: https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/newcastle/blazing/blazing.html
David Cahan, From Natural Philosophy to the Sciences: Writing the History of Nineteenth-Century Science: https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/F/bo3644079.html
Music:
“The Boy Got Skills” by Max McFerren
“Dreaming in 432Hz” by Unicorn Heads
“Fiddles McGinty” by Kevin MacLeod
“The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III” by Chris Zabriskie
This episode features the voices of Steven Nelson and Mary Shelly.
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