PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateVoices ↓ More info below ↓ Correction: At 1:49, we accidentally said that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was published in 1918, when it was published in 1818. We regret the error -- thanks to Stephen Pershing for catching this! Stories, tales, and myths from all around the world posing speculative questions around technologies have existed long before Ray Bradbury and Frank Herbert, from the time-traveling Japanese fairy tale "Urashima Tarō” to some of the speculative elements of 1001 Arabian Nights. But there are a few eras that begin to shape what we’ve come to know as science fiction today. Interested in using this video as a teaching resource? Check it out on PBS LearningMedia: https://to.pbs.org/3tIi47d Written by Lindsay Ellis and Angelina Meehan Directed & animated by Andrew Matthews Produced by Amanda Fox Executive in Charge (PBS): Adam Dylewski Music and Sound Design: Eric Friend Hand Model: Katie Graham Imaged by Shutterstock