- Nuclear meltdown
- "Nerves," Lester del Rey (1942, 1956)
- Atomic bomb
- "Deadline," Cleve Cartmill (1944)
- Artificial intelligence
- I, Robot, Isaac Asimov (1940-1950)
He, She and It, Marge Piercy (1991) - Terraforming
- Mars trilogy, Kim Stanley Robinson (1992, Red Mars; 1994, Green Mars ; 1996, Blue Mars)
