31 Essential Science Fiction Terms And Where They Came From

There are so many words and phrases that we use in science fiction—and even science—without giving it much thought. But where did we get terms like "death ray," "terraforming," "hive mind," "telepathy," and "parallel universe"?

Alien, android, homeworld, parallel universe, robot, telepathy… hell, even the term “science fiction” itself. So just who did come up with all this stuff?