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1902 In Science Fiction
The year 1902 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births and deaths Births * April 4 : Stanley G. Weinbaum, American writer (died 1935) * August 10 : Curt Siodmak, American writer (died 2000) Deaths Events Awards The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time. Literary releases Novels Stories collections Short stories Comics Audiovisual outputs Movies * ''A Trip to the Moon'' (in French : ''Le Voyage dans la Lune''), a silent film by Georges Méliès. See also * 1902 in science * 1901 in science fiction * 1903 in science fiction References {{Reflist * 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 univers ... Science fiction by year ... [...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] |
April 4
Events Pre-1600 * 503 BC – Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrates a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines. * 190 – Dong Zhuo has his troops evacuate the capital Luoyang and burn it to the ground. * 611 – Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul sacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico. * 801 – King Louis the Pious captures Barcelona from the Moors after a siege of several months. * 1268 – A five-year Byzantine–Venetian peace treaty is concluded between Venetian envoys and Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos. * 1423 – Death of the Venetian Doge Tommaso Mocenigo, under whose rule victories were achieved against the Kingdom of Hungary and against the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Gallipoli (1416). * 1581 – Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for completing a circumnavigation of the world. 1601–1900 * 1609 – Moriscos are expelled from the Kingdom of Valencia. * 1660 – Declaration of Breda b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley G
Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series), an American situation comedy * ''Stanley'' (2001 TV series), an American animated series Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Stanley'' (play), by Pam Gems, 1996 * Stanley Award, an Australian Cartoonists' Association award * '' Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston'', a video game * Stanley (Cars), a character in ''Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales'' * ''The Stanley Parable'', a 2011 video game developed by Galactic Cafe, and its titular character, Stanley Businesses and organisations * Stanley, Inc., American information technology company * Stanley Aviation, American aerospace company * Stanley Black & Decker, formerly The Stanley Works, American hardware manufacturer ** Stanley knife, a utility knife * Stanley bottle, a bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 In Science Fiction
The year 1935 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births and deaths Births * January 15 : Robert Silverberg, American writer. * June 25 : Charles Sheffield, British writer (died 2002) Deaths * December 14 : Stanley Weinbaum, American writer (born 1902) Events Literary releases Novels * ''It Can't Happen Here'', by Sinclair Lewis. * '' Quinzinzinzili'', by Régis Messac. Stories collections Short stories Comics Audiovisual outputs Movies * ''Bride of Frankenstein'', by James Whale. * ''Loss of Sensation'', by Alexandr Andriyevsky. Awards The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time. See also * 1935 in science * 1934 in science fiction * 1936 in science fiction References {{Reflist Science fiction by year * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 10
Events Pre-1600 * 654 – Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I. * 955 – Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West. * 991 – Battle of Maldon: The English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex. * 1030 – The Battle of Azaz ends with a humiliating retreat of the Byzantine emperor, Romanos III Argyros, against the Mirdasid rulers of Aleppo. The retreat degenerates into a rout, in which Romanos himself barely escapes capture. * 1270 – Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum. * 1316 – The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland. * 1346 – Jaume Ferrer sets out from Majorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River. *1512 – The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Siodmak
Curt Siodmak (August 10, 1902 – September 2, 2000) was a German-American novelist and screenwriter. He is known for his work in the horror and science fiction film genres, with such films as '' The Wolf Man'' and '' Donovan's Brain'' (the latter adapted from his novel of the same name). He was the younger brother of noir director Robert Siodmak. Life and career Siodmak was born Kurt Siodmak in Dresden, Germany, the son of Rosa Philippine (née Blum) and Ignatz Siodmak. His parents were both from Jewish families in Leipzig. Siodmak acquired a degree in mathematics before beginning to write novels. He invested early royalties earned by his first books in the 1929 movie '' Menschen am Sonntag'', a documentary-style chronicle of the lives of four Berliners on a Sunday based on their own lives. The movie was co-directed by Curt Siodmak's older brother Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer, with a script by Billy Wilder in collaboration with Fred Zinnemann and cameraman Eugen Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
A Trip To The Moon
''A Trip to the Moon'' (french: Le Voyage dans la Lune) is a 1902 French adventure short film directed by Georges Méliès. Inspired by a wide variety of sources, including Jules Verne's 1865 novel ''From the Earth to the Moon'' and its 1870 sequel ''Around the Moon'', the film follows a group of astronomers who travel to the Moon in a cannon-propelled capsule, explore the Moon's surface, escape from an underground group of Selenites (lunar inhabitants), and return to Earth with a captive Selenite. Its ensemble cast of French theatrical performers is led by Méliès himself as the main character Professor Barbenfouillis. The film features the overtly theatrical style for which Méliès became famous. Scholars have commented upon the film's extensive use of pataphysical and anti-imperialist satire, as well as on its wide influence on later filmmakers and its artistic significance within the French theatrical ''féerie'' tradition. Though the film disappeared into obscurity after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Méliès
Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès (; ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French illusionist, actor, and film director. He led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was well known for the use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted colour. He was also one of the first filmmakers to use storyboards. His films include '' A Trip to the Moon'' (1902) and ''The Impossible Voyage'' (1904), both involving strange, surreal journeys somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films, though their approach is closer to fantasy. The 2011 film ''Hugo'' was inspired by the life and work of Méliès. Early life and education Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès was born 8 December 1861 in Paris, son of Jean-Louis Méliès and his Dutch wife, Johannah-Catherine Schuering. His father h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 In Science
The year 1902 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. Aeronautics * May 15 – Lyman Gilmore claims to have flown his steam-powered fixed-wing aircraft, although his proof is supposedly destroyed in a 1935 fire. Chemistry * Hermann Emil Fischer and Joseph von Mering discover that barbitone (barbital or Veronal) is an effective hypnotic agent. It becomes the first commercially marketed barbiturate, being used as a treatment for insomnia from 1903. * Auguste Verneuil develops the Verneuil process for making synthetic rubies. * German chemist Wilhelm Ostwald developed the Ostwald process and patented it in 1902. Earth sciences * April–August – Eruption of Mount Pelée in Martinique. * Mercalli intensity scale introduced as a seismic scale for earthquakes by Giuseppe Mercalli. Exploration * December 30 – ''Discovery'' Expedition: British explorers Scott, Shackleton and Wilson reach the furthest southern point reached thus far by man, south o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 In Science Fiction
The year 1901 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births and deaths Births * April 27 : Frank Belknap Long, American writer (died 1994) * October 18 : Paul Alfred Müller, German writer (died 1970) Deaths Events Awards The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time. Literary releases Novels * ''The First Men in the Moon'', novel by H. G. Wells. Stories collections Short stories * ''The New Accelerator'', short story by H. G. Wells. Comics Audiovisual outputs Movies * ''An Over-Incubated Baby'' by Walter R. Booth. See also * 1901 in science * 1900 in science fiction * 1902 in science fiction References {{Reflist * 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 univers ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 In Science Fiction
The year 1903 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births and deaths Births * January 3 : René Brantonne, French illustrator and cartoonist (died 1979) * May 21 : Manly Wade Wellman, American writer (died 1986) * June 25 : George Orwell, British writer and journalist (died 1950) * July 10 : John Wyndham, British writer (died 1969) Deaths Events Awards The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time. Literary releases Novels * ''Force ennemie'', French novel by John Antoine Nau. Stories collections Short stories Publication of ''The Land Ironclads'' by H.G. Wells. A pre-vision of military tanks, including their use in overrunning positions defended by infantry. The land ironclads used feet rather than caterpillar tracks to traverse irregular terrain. The story is narrated by a war correspondent. Comics Audiovisual outputs Movies See also * 1903 in science * 1902 in science fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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