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1928 In Science Fiction
The year 1928 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births and deaths Births * March 6 : William F. Nolan, American writer * June 8 : Kate Wilhelm, American writer (died 2018) * July 3 : Georges-Jean Arnaud, French writer (died 2020). * July 16 : Robert Sheckley, American writer, (died 2005) * July 28 : Angélica Gorodischer, Argentine writer. * August 11 : Alan E. Nourse, American writer (died 1992) * December 16 : Philip K. Dick, American writer (died 1982) Deaths Events Literary releases Novels * ''The Skylark of Space'', by Edward Elmer Smith. * ''Amphibian Man'', by Alexander Beliaev. * '' The Rocket to the Moon'', by Thea von Harbou. * '' Hans Hardts Mondfahrt'', by Otto Willi Gail. Stories collections Short stories * ''When the World Screamed'', by Arthur Conan Doyle. Comics Audiovisual outputs Movies Awards The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time. See also * 1928 in ... [...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] |
The Skylark Of Space
''The Skylark of Space'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Edward E. "Doc" Smith, written between 1915 and 1921 while Smith was working on his doctorate. Though the original idea for the novel was Smith's, he co-wrote the first part of the novel with Lee Hawkins Garby, the wife of his college classmate and later neighbor Carl Garby. The novel starts as an edisonade, but turns into a space travel adventure when the characters go into deep space. ''The Skylark of Space'' is considered to be one of the earliest novels of interstellar travel and the first example of space opera. Originally serialized in 1928 in the magazine ''Amazing Stories'', it was first published in book form in 1946 by the Buffalo Book Co. The novel was followed by three sequels, beginning with ''Skylark Three''. Plot synopsis : ''Note: This synopsis is consistent with the novel in its later forms (1946 and subsequent editions) but differs in detail from the original 1928 text as transcribed at Proj ... [...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] |
1929 In Science Fiction
The year 1929 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births and deaths Births * January 28 : Parke Godwin, American writer, (died 2013 in science fiction, 2013) * July 9 : Zheng Wenguang, Chinese writer, (died 2003) * July 10 : George Clayton Johnson, American writer, (died 2015 in science fiction, 2015) * August 27 : Ira Levin, American writer, (died 2007) * October 1 : :fr:Demètre Ioakimidis, Demètre Ioakimidis, French writer and anthologist (died 2012 in science fiction, 2012) * December 27 : Philippe Curval, French writer Deaths Events * Creation of the American magazine ''Wonder Stories'', edited by Hugo Gernsback. Literary releases Novels * '':fr:Jusqu'à la Lune en fusée aérienne, Mond-Rak 1'', by Otfrid von Hanstein. * ''The Air Seller'' by Alexander Belayev. Stories collections Short stories * '':fr:Le Dernier Homme (nouvelle), The last man'', by Wallace West. * '':fr:L'Éclair mortel, The Killing Flash'', by Hugo Gernsback ... [...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] |
1928 In Science
The year 1928 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. Anthropology * American anthropologist Margaret Mead publishes ''Coming of Age in Samoa'', "a psychological study of primitive youth for Western civilization". Archaeology * The old Canaanite city of Ugarit is rediscovered. Biology * January – Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * September 3 – Alexander Fleming, at St Mary's Hospital, London, accidentally rediscovers the antibiotic Penicillin, forgotten since Ernest Duchesne's original discovery in 1896.Duchesne 1897 Antagonism between molds and bacteria. An English translation by Michael Witty. Fort Myers, 2013. ASIN B00E0KRZ0E and B00DZVXPIK. * |
Outline Of Science Fiction
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to science fiction: Science fiction – a genre of fiction dealing with the impact of imagined innovations in science or technology, often in a futuristic setting. Exploring the consequences of such innovations is the traditional purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas". What is science fiction? * Definitions of science fiction: Science fiction includes such a wide range of themes and subgenres that it is notoriously difficult to define. Accordingly, there have been many definitions offered. Another challenge is that there is disagreement over where to draw the boundaries between science fiction and related genres. Science fiction is a type of: * Fiction – form of narrative which deals, in part or in whole, with events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary and invented by its author(s). Although fiction often describes a major branch of literary work, it is also app ... [...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] |
When The World Screamed
"When the World Screamed" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his character Professor Challenger. It was first published in ''Liberty'' magazine, from 25 February to 3 March 1928. It is narrated in first person by Mr. Peerless Jones, an expert in Artesian borings who is seen for the first time. It is the fourth Professor Challenger story and retains only Challenger and Malone from the first novel. Plot summary Professor Challenger, with the help of Mr Edward Malone and Mr Peerless Jones, drills into the earth until he reaches the mantle, convinced that it is a sentient being, akin to an echinus, and that by doing so he will be the first person to alert it to mankind's presence. He awakens the giant creature, which then proceeds to destroy his excavation, covering the spectators with a noxious liquid in the process. See also * 1928 in science fiction * ''The Lost World'' (1912 Conan Doyle novel) * ''The Poison Belt'' * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Willi Gail
Otto Willi Gail (18 July 1896 – 29 March 1956) was a German science journalist and author. Gail was born in Gunzenhausen, in the Middle Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. He studied electrical engineering and physics at the Technical University of Munich. He worked for newspapers and radio broadcasting and wrote non-fiction books about physics, astronomy and space travel. He also wrote science fiction novels to delight the youth for these themes. He had good relations to the German space pioneers Max Valier and Hermann Oberth. As a result of these relationships he acquired special knowledge that influenced his books and gave them detailed realism. His novels were translated into American English and influenced early American utopian literature. He died in Munich. R. D. Mullen noted that ''Der Schuß ins All'' is "justly famous for the realistic detail with which it depicts the construction of a rocket ship, its launching into space, and the experiences of its crew." Of ... [...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] |
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