Who coined the term 'speculative fiction'?
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Correct answer: B. Robert A. Heinlein
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Heinlein popularised 'speculative fiction' in 1947 ('On the Writing of Speculative Fiction'). Gernsback gave 'scientifiction'/science fiction, and Dan Bloom coined 'cli-fi'.
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