Science Fiction Day

On January 2, Science Fiction Day is celebrated all over the world This unofficial holiday was dedicated to the birthday of Isaac Asimov, the famous American science fiction writer, popularizer of science and author of the Three Laws of Robotics, to which all “good” smart machines in cinema and literature have been subject since the middle of the last century Asimov wrote more than five hundred works Along with Highline and Clarke, he was one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers It was Asimov who coined the terms “robot”, “psychohistory”, “positronic” Science fiction has existed since the time of Jules Verne, but a sharp leap in its development was the literary world's response to drastic social and economic changes in society This genre became incredibly popular due to the industrial revolution of the end of the last century and scientific and technological progress, which became its final touch Science fiction writers usually created utopias They thought and fantasized about “what would happen if” Scientific achievements became the main source of inspiration for writers of this genre Classic examples of early science fiction are the works of Jules Verne and HG Wells Later such masters of words as Ray Bradbury, Andrei Belyanin, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov appeared Their utopian works were imbued with philosophical ideas sewn into the fabric of the narrative In their works, the authors of the new wave raised important questions Now it was not enough for them to simply imagine where science would go tomorrow They wanted to understand how society would react to this and where all this could lead us Science fiction is gradually gaining a lot of new directions Among them, cyberpunk became one of the most popular in the 80s In this direction, the world is usually enslaved by all-powerful corporations that establish total control over society The works of cyberpunk authors usually tell about lone fighters, charismatic inspirers who wage a desperate struggle against the soulless machine of power Steampunk is a direction that was opposed to cyberpunk It arose from a symbiosis of arts and crafts, inspired by steam energy, and high technology The main theme of works in chrono-fiction is time travel - a topic that excites the minds of scientists to this day Alternative-historical science fiction talks about what kind of present would await all of us if certain events in the past might not have happened at all or led to a completely different result The full list of science fiction trends includes a dozen more items, but this genre, which originated in literature, subsequently seeped into other areas of art, painting, cinema, and even architecture Science fiction fans have long discussed the issue of introducing a holiday that would be common to everyone They argued on various virtual platforms for years, until finally US enthusiasts came to a compromise Since 2012, they have celebrated Science Fiction Day on January 2nd Although science fiction fans in the rest of the world are still arguing, many of them still agreed with the American choice Isaac Asimov is a revered author who is considered by many to be a genius of the genre, making his birthday a perfect date for this holiday On January 2, fans not only send each other congratulatory letters, they organize meetings and major events where they get together, share pleasant emotions, talk about new products in the genre and look for like-minded people