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1926 In Science Fiction
The year 1926 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births and deaths Births * February 20 – Richard Matheson, American writer (died 2013) * March 19 – Jimmy Guieu, French writer (died 2000) * March 29 – Lino Aldani, Italian writer (died 2009) * April 1 – Anne McCaffrey, American writer (died 2011) * May 9 – John Middleton Murry, Jr., British writer (died 2002) * August 9 – Frank M. Robinson, American writer (died 2014) * November 25 – Poul Anderson, American writer (died 2001) Deaths Events * April – first publication of ''Amazing Stories'', which ran until 1995 (and again from 1998–2000, 2004–2005 and 2012–present) Awards The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time. Literary releases Novels * ''Metropolis'', by Thea von Harbou * ''The Land of Mist'', by Arthur Conan Doyle * (in Russian) ''The Lord of the World'', by Alexander Belayev Stories collections Short stories * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the singularity. Science fiction predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poul Anderson
Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until the 21st century. Anderson wrote also historical novels. His awards include seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. Biography Poul Anderson was born on November 25, 1926, in Bristol, Pennsylvania to Scandinavian parents. Soon after his birth, his father, Anton Anderson relocated the family to Texas, where they lived for more than ten years. After Anton Anderson's death, his widow took the children to Denmark. The family returned to the United States after the beginning of World War II, settling eventually on a Minnesota farm. While he was an undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota, Anderson's first stories were published by editor John W. Campbell in the magazine ''Astounding Science Fiction'': "Tomorrow's Children" by Anderson and F. N. Waldrop in March 1947 and a sequel, "Chain of Logic" by Anderson alone, in July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction By Year
Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for scientific reasoning is tens of thousands of years old. The earliest written records in the history of science come from Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in around 3000 to 1200 BCE. Their contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and medicine entered and shaped Greek natural philosophy of classical antiquity, whereby formal attempts were made to provide explanations of events in the physical world based on natural causes. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, knowledge of Greek conceptions of the world deteriorated in Western Europe during the early centuries (400 to 1000 CE) of the Middle Ages, but was preserved in the Muslim world during the Islamic Golden Age and later by the efforts of Byzantine Greek scholars who brought Greek man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 In Science Fiction
The year 1927 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births and deaths Births * June: Lynn Venable * July 19 : Richard E. Geis, American writer (died 2013) * July 25 : Pierre-Jean Brouillaud, French writer * August 9 : Daniel Keyes, American writer (died 2014) * October 3 : Donald R. Bensen, American writer and editor (died 1997) Deaths Events Awards The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time. Literary releases Novels * '' Radiopolis'', by Otfrid von Hanstein. * '' Dix mille lieues dans les airs'', by Otfrid von Hanstein. * '' The Garin Death Ray'' by Alexey N. Tolstoy. Stories collections Short stories * ''Night on the Galactic Railroad'', by Kenji Miyazawa. * ''The Colour Out of Space'', by Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Comics Audiovisual outputs Movies * ''Metropolis'', by Fritz Lang. See also * 1927 in science * 1926 in science fiction * 1928 in science fiction Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 In Science Fiction
The year 1925 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births and deaths Births * January 22 : Katherine MacLean, American writer * February 14 : J. T. McIntosh, Scottish writer (died 2008) * March 12 : Harry Harrison (writer), Harry Harrison, American writer (died 2012 in science fiction, 2012) * June 9 : ** :fr:Robert K. Ottum, Bob Ottum, American writer (died 1986) ** Keith Laumer, American writer (died 1993) * August 18 : Brian Aldiss, British writer (died 2017 in science fiction, 2017) * Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Russian writer (died 1991) Deaths Events Awards The main Outline of science fiction#Science fiction awards, science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time. Literary releases Novels * '':fr:Les Hommes frénétiques, Les Hommes frénétiques'', by Ernest Pérochon * '':fr:Les Navigateurs de l'infini, Les Navigateurs de l'infini'', by J.-H. Rosny aîné. * '':fr:La Sphère d'or, Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 In Science
The year 1926 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. Astronomy and space exploration * March 16 – Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts. This was considered by some to be the start of the space age, although his rocket did not reach outer space. Biology * American microbiologist Selman Waksman publishes ''Enzymes''. * ''The Quarterly Review of Biology'' is established by Raymond Pearl in the United States. Chemistry * Waldo Semon and the B.F. Goodrich Company develop a method of plasticizing polyvinyl chloride, giving it commercial potential. * Phencyclidine ''(PCP, angel dust)'' is first synthesized. Earth sciences * Vladimir Vernadsky popularises the concept of the biosphere in a book (in Russian) of this title. Exploration * May 12 – Roald Amundsen, Umberto Nobile and crew fly over the North Pole in the airship ''Norge''. Mathematics * Otakar Borůvka publishes Borůvka's algorithm, intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Belayev
Alexander Romanovich Belyaev (russian: Алекса́ндр Рома́нович Беля́ев, ; – 6 January 1942) was a Soviet Russian writer of science fiction. His works from the 1920s and 1930s made him a highly regarded figure in Russian science fiction, often referred to as "Russia's Jules Verne". Belyaev's best known books include ''Professor Dowell's Head'', ''Amphibian Man'', ''Ariel'', and '' The Air Seller''. Biography Alexander Belyaev was born in Smolensk in the family of an Orthodox priest. His father, after losing two other children (Alexander's sister Nina died at childhood from sarcoma and his brother Vasiliy, a veterinary student, drowned during a boat trip), wanted him to continue the family tradition and enrolled Alexander into Smolensk seminary. Belyaev, on the other hand, didn't feel particularly religious and even became an atheist in seminary. After graduating he didn't take his vows and enrolled into a law school. While he studied law his father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle was a prolific writer; other than Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, " J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the ''Mary Celeste''. Name Doyle is often referred to as "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" or "Conan Doyle", implying that "Conan" is part of a compound surname rather than a middle name. His baptism entry in the register of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, gives "Arth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Land Of Mist
''The Land of Mist'' is a novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1926. Although this is a Professor Challenger story, it centres more on his daughter Enid and his old friend Edward Malone. Another friend from the 1912 novel The Lost World (Conan Doyle novel), ''The Lost World'', Lord John Roxton, is also involved in the novel's second half. The Lost World (Conan Doyle novel)#Plot summary, Professor Summerlee, who has died of old age around this time, is referred to by the mediums (much to the anger of Professor Challenger). Plot Reporter Ned Malone (who was one of the main characters in Arthur Conan Doyle's ''The Lost World'') returns in this novel, in which he and Professor Challenger's daughter Enid are assigned to cover the current spiritualist phenomenon. They discover there really is something to a seance, and they try to convince Challenger to get interested in their investigations. Spiritualism Heavily influenced by Doyle's growing belief in Spiritual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thea Von Harbou
Thea Gabriele von Harbou (27 December 1888 – 1 July 1954) was a German screenwriter, novelist, film director, and actress. She is remembered as the screenwriter of the science fiction film classic ''Metropolis'' (1927) and for the 1925 novel on which it was based. Harbou collaborated as a screenwriter with film director Fritz Lang, her husband, during the period of transition from silent to sound films. Early life, family, and education Thea von Harbou was born in Tauperlitz (now part of Döhlau), Bavaria, in 1888, into a family of minor nobility and government officials, which gave her a level of sophisticated comfort. As a child, she was educated in a convent by private tutors who taught her several languages as well as piano and violin. She was a child prodigy. Her first works, a short story published in a magazine and a volume of poems published privately, focused on perceptions of art, subjects considered unusual for a girl of thirteen. Despite her privileged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
