Proto-Science Fiction - From 1634 to 1863 - From the Publication of Johannes Kepler's SOMNIUM to the publication of Jules Verne's FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON.
The Age of Scientific Romance - 1863-1912 - From the publication of Jules Verne's FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON to the publication of Edgar Rice Burrough's A PRINCESS OF MARS
Radium Age - 1912-1924 - From the publication of Edgar Rice Burrough's A PRINCESS OF MARS to the hiring of Farnsworth Wright at Weird Tales.
Golden Age of Pulp - 1924-1937 - From Farnsworth Wright's hiring at Weird Tales to John W. Campbell's hiring at Astounding.
Campbelline Age - 1937-1954 - From John W. Campbell's hiring at Astounding to the publication of Tom Godwin's "The Cold Equations."
Golden Age of Science Fiction - 1954-1967 - From the publication of Tom Godwin's "The Cold Equations" to the publication of the DANGEROUS VISIONS anthology.
New Wave - 1967-1971 - From the publication of the DANGEROUS VISIONS anthology to the death of John W. Campbell
The Crazy Years - 1971-1979 - From the death of John W. Campbell to the Thor Power case.
The Lost Years - 1979-2005 - From the Thor Power case to the publication of John Scalzi's OLD MAN'S WAR.
The Current Era - 2005 to the present - From the publication of John Scalzi's OLD MAN'S WAR to the present.
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This is a proposed framework for the history of science fiction, with names and dates subject to change by research.
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