Science & Fiction

Welcome to Sci-Friday, a collective endeavor to share science fiction recommendations each week.

More than 20 folks have participated so far, and I’ll leave some links at the bottom of this post so you can find their work, too (I myself have gotten some excellent ideas for stuff to watch or read every week).

For this week’s piece, I want to take a look at some science fiction writers and icons who have contributed meaningfully to a field of science like physics or biology, or invented something important that leverages science. One amazing thing about science fiction is that it relies on (and amplifies) an understanding and curiosity about how the universe works.

That shared wonder has drawn me to the field ever since I was a little kid.

Arthur C Clarke

If you’re a regular reader here, you probably already know Arthur C Clarke was behind 2001: A Space Odyssey, Rendezvous with Rama, dozens of other influential and iconic sci-fi novels and stories.

But Clarke’s importance and vision w…