How about Larry Niven's Ringworld and the "Known Space" universe that forms the backdrop for that and many of his other stories?
Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". (TANSTAAFL!) And would we have the modern concept of mecha without "Starship Troopers"?
And yes, HG Wells and Jules Verne always count. The very first nuclear powered submarine was called "Nautilus" in honor of Verne's work after all.
Is Neal Stephanson's "Snow Crash" influential enough? I believe it's been said that we can trace the usage of the word "avatar" as used to describe virtual representations of ourselves back to this book, after all.
Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". (TANSTAAFL!) And would we have the modern concept of mecha without "Starship Troopers"?
And yes, HG Wells and Jules Verne always count. The very first nuclear powered submarine was called "Nautilus" in honor of Verne's work after all.
Is Neal Stephanson's "Snow Crash" influential enough? I believe it's been said that we can trace the usage of the word "avatar" as used to describe virtual representations of ourselves back to this book, after all.