The Science Fiction Genre

The first traces of science fiction books were discovered in the 1600's and developed over many centuries. It was the second half of the 19th century when science fiction really began to emerge as a recognizable genre.
People found interest in the future when many new technologies were evolving, such as astronomy, physics,electricity and mathematic theorys.
 People also got the idea of science fiction from fantasy fiction and just typical fiction that were narratives and tales. People wanted to take a more scientiific aproach to a narrative because science was a high interest point.

There are a high variety of science fiction types. But there 3 main Types that are the basis for all others. These are/
-Hard Science Fiction/Particular Emphasis of Science Fiction, (realistic)
-Soft Science Fiction  Focuses on humans feelings, emotions and relations
-Social Science fiction Less concerned on space and technology and more on society.

There are also many other science fiction genres, which are focused on something in particular. such as/

-Apocalyptic Science Fiction/ Focuses on the end of civilization due to a catastrophic event such as nuclear warfare, Pandemic or a Cybernetic revolt ( A perfect example of a Cybernetic revolt is in the terminator series where machines go to war against humans).

-Biopunk Science Fiction/ Based on biology and a hobbiest whos interest lies in DNA and genetics.

-Dying Earth Science Fiction/ This sub-genre is similar to apocalytic science fiction because it is based on the end of life on earth or the ent of time where the laws of the universe themselves fail and colapse. e.g the film 2012 is based on dying earth science fiction.

-Military Science Fiction/ This genre is based on principal characters experiences in a conflict usually in space or in a foreign country.