WEBGenre. Science fiction, philosophy. Notable works. Star Maker, Last and First Men, Odd John. William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886 – 6 September 1950) – known as Olaf Stapledon – was a British philosopher and author of science fiction. [1] [2] In 2014, he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame .
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Olaf Stapledon | Science Fiction, Philosophy, Novelist
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Olaf Stapledon (born May 10, 1886, Wirral Peninsula, near Liverpool, Merseyside, Eng.—died Sept. 6, 1950, Cheshire) was an English novelist and philosopher whose “histories of the future” are a major influence on contemporary science fiction.
WEBStar Maker is a science fiction novel by British writer Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a history of life in the universe, dwarfing in scale Stapledon's previous book, Last and First Men (1930), a history of the human species over two billion years.
WEBLast and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a "future history" science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon. A work of unprecedented scale in the genre, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years [1] and eighteen distinct human species , of which our own is ...
WEBJun 7, 2023 · In his science fiction classic Star Maker, he imagines a way to overcome fascism on a galactic scale. Olaf Stapledon, 1946. (Courtesy of the Victoria Gallery & Museum, University of Liverpool)...
WEBWilliam Olaf Stapledon was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction. Stapledon's writings directly influenced Arthur C. Clarke, Brian Aldiss, Stanisław Lem, C. S. Lewis and John Maynard Smith and indirectly influenced many others, contributing many ideas to the world of science fiction.
WEB“Star Maker”, by Olaf Stapledon, is an incredible novel by an author whose contributions to science fiction are unique and serve as inspiration to many of the greatest works in the field. It was Stapledon’s fourth novel and was first published in 1937.
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Olaf Stapledon - Department of Philosophy - University of Liverpool
WEBOlaf Stapledon, University of Liverpool, 1925-50. “No other book had a greater influence on my life”, wrote Arthur C. Clarke about Olaf Stapledon’s first novel, Last and First Men (1930). Stapledon is perhaps best known today as one of the fathers of visionary science fiction, heir to H. G. Wells (with whom he corresponded) and a major ...
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Olaf Stapledon’s “Star Maker” Is a Lost Sci-Fi Masterpiece
WEBNov 1, 2011 · British writer Olaf Stapledon, author of the lost 1937 sci-fi masterpiece Star Maker, was perhaps Baruch Spinoza’s greatest 20th-century disciple by
WEBMay 24, 2004 · Olaf Stapledon. Wesleyan University Press, May 24, 2004 - Fiction - 314 pages. First scholarly edition of this 20th century science fiction masterpiece. Widely regarded as one of the true classics of science fiction, Star Maker is a poetic and deeply philosophical work.