2nd century AD-- Lucien. Menippean Satire. Fantastic Other World settings, ludicrous circustances and characters. Modern examples: Alice in Wonderland, Silvie and Bruno, and Gulliver's Travels.
1818 A.D. -- Frankenstien
1870 -- Jules Verne Journey to the Center of the Earth
1895 -- H.G. Wells The TIme Machine
1890's to the Present -- Hollywood and Science Fiction. Buck Rodgers, Star Wars, ect.
1990's -- The Sci-Fi Channel