Science Fiction Motif Index

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Welcome to the Science Fiction Motif Index, a small repository of concepts from science fiction and their history. Explore the development of robots, carbon fiber, and alien encounters as told through stories of different time periods. Find the influences and predecessors of your favorite stories, or other stories that explore the same concepts.

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2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

by Arthur C. Clarke

When a large magnetic anomaly is discovered on the moon, humanity uncovers an ancient observer of life in the solar system that has been guiding human development for millennia.

Was written alongside the film: 2001: A Space Odyssey

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