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1934 In Science Fiction
The year 1934 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births and deaths Births * January 23 : Michel Jeury, French writer, (died 2015). * March 5 : Jacques Sadoul, French writer and editor, (died 2013) * May 31 : Jacques Goimard, French writer and editor, (died 2012). * August 16 : Andrew J. Offutt, American writer, (died 2013) * November 9 : Carl Sagan, American astronomer and writer, (died 1996). Deaths Events Literary releases Novels * ''Legion of Space Series'', by Jack Williamson. * ''Triplanetary'', by Edward Elmer Smith. Stories collections Short stories * ''Night on the Galactic Railroad'', by Kenji Miyazawa. Comics Audiovisual outputs Movies Awards The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time. See also * 1934 in science * 1933 in science fiction * 1935 in science fiction References {{Reflist Science fiction by year * science-fiction Science fiction (sometimes sh ... [...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] |
1996 In Science Fiction
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 300 400 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
