The year 1910 was marked, in
science fiction
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, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
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December 24
Events Pre-1600
* 502 – Chinese emperor Xiao Yan names Xiao Tong his heir designate.
* 640 – Pope John IV is elected, several months after his predecessor's death.
* 759 – Tang dynasty poet Du Fu departs for Chengdu, whe ...
:
Fritz Leiber
Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. ( ; December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright, and chess expert. With writers such as Robert ...
, American writer (died 1992)
Deaths
Events
Awards
The main
science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.
Literary releases
Novels
* ''
La Mort de la Terre
''The Death of the Earth'' (French: ''La Mort de la Terre'') is a 1910 Belgian novel by J.-H. Rosny aîné.
Plot summary
In the far future the Earth has become an immense, dry desert. Small communities of future humans, partially adapted to the ...
'', by
J.-H. Rosny aîné.
* ''
Le Péril bleu'', by
Maurice Renard
Maurice Renard (28 February 1875, Châlons-en-Champagne – 18 November 1939, Rochefort-Sur-Mer) was a French writer.
Career
Renard authored the archetypal mad scientist novel ''Le Docteur Lerne, sous-dieu'' r. Lerne - Undergod(1908), whic ...
.
* ''
The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz
''The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz'' (French: ''Le Secret de Wilhelm Storitz'') is a fantasy novel by Jules Verne, published by Louis-Jules Hetzel in 1910. The manuscript was written around 1897. It was the last one Verne sent to Hetzel.
Plot
Ra ...
'' (in French : ''Le Secret de Wilhelm Storitz''), by
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...
.
Stories collections
Short stories
* ''
The Eternal Adam
''The Eternal Adam'' (french: L'Éternel Adam) is a short novelette by Jules Verne recounting the progressive fall of a group of survivors into barbarism following an apocalypse. Although the story was drafted by Verne in the last years of his li ...
'' (in French : ''L'Éternel Adam''), by
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...
.
* ''
La Journée d'un journaliste américain en 2889'', by
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...
.
Comics
Audiovisual outputs
Movies
See also
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1910 in science
The year 1910 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
Astronomy
* May 18 – Earth passes through the tail of Halley's Comet.
* Approximate date – The Hertzsprung–Russell diagram is developed by Ejnar Hertzs ...
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