Science Fiction Genre Research Assignment

The origins of science fiction is largely debated.
Some believe it is a relatively new genre and others believe it is one of the oldest literacy genre.
The reason for this is that it depends on your definition for science fiction. If we believe that science fiction is fiction about modern science and technology, then the genre could not have begun until the 18 century because it was only then that the idea of science began an acceptance. It was then that writers began to imagine about the new technologies.