Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science and technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories, originally published between 1752 and 1962. Those published after 1922 entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed.<br /><br />Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia input.<br /><br />Note: Section 6, <i>In The Year 2889</i> was originally published under the name of Jules Verne, but is currently believed to be the work of his son, Michel Verne.
