https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/ The latest from Astronomy » Cosmic Stories Blog (tag [Time Travel]) en-GB (C) 2026 University of Warwick Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:30:31 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SiteBuilder2, University of Warwick, http://go.warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder 1950s 1960s 1970s Annuals Catastrophism Children's SF Cosmology Dan Dare Doctor Who Everyday Life Exoplanets Habitability History of Science Humanity Mental Powers Remit Scientific ethics Scientists SETI Solar System Space Travel Star Trek Technology Telescopes The Avengers The Tomorrow People Thunderbirds Time Travel Women in Science Untagged https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/time-travelling_historians <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8a17841a8d79730b018d89f478556079" alt="image"></div><p>Looking at narratives in which historians get a little closer to their subject than might be desirable.</p> Time Travel Technology Doctor Who Star Trek Sun, 02 Jun 2024 05:00:00 GMT 8a17841a8d79730b018d89f478556079 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/the_perils_of <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8a1785d87faca7eb01800944d55d3159" alt="image"></div><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-7060567a-7fff-494d-93b6-759e590fdcac">Time travel is a wide-reaching topic in science fiction, but one recurring area of fascination is the predestination paradox - the idea that an event may only occur because of efforts to prevent it, or as a result of its own consequences. </span></p> 1950s Time Travel Doctor Who 1960s Sun, 07 Aug 2022 05:00:00 GMT 8a1785d87faca7eb01800944d55d3159 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/the_alternate_history <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories?sbrPage=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fpeople%2Fstanway%2Fsciencefiction%2Fcosmicstories&newsItem=8a1785d87a773775017a8079816029c9" alt="image"></div><p>Alternate histories are one of the mainstays of science fiction. A subset of these are notable for the attention they pay to our scientific history, and how it influenced the development of modern culture.</p> Scientific ethics Time Travel Doctor Who History of Science The Tomorrow People Sun, 05 Sep 2021 05:00:00 GMT 8a1785d87a773775017a8079816029c9