Frankenstein

Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus (1818), the scientific horror story by Mary Shelley about a scientist creating life with a monster that destroys him, is one of the earliest works of science fiction.

In The Detached Retina: Aspects of SF and Fantasy (1995), Brian Aldiss argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story because the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results.

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1818

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