John Munro (1849-1930) was a British professor of

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and author who wrote the

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stories ''

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'' (1897), ''Sun-Rise in the Moon'' (1894) and ''A Message from Mars'' (1895). ''A Message from Mars'' was included as the first chapter of ''A Trip to Venus'', and ''A Trip to Venus'' was included in ''

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'' by

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and Harry Harrison. Munro also wrote ''Heroes of the Telegraph'' (1891) and other historical and reference books, such as ''A pocket-book of electrical rules and tables for the use of electricians and engineers'' (1884). Because they were published before 1925, most of Munro's works are in the

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Works

Science fiction

* ''

'', 1897 * ''A Message from Mars'', in the March issue of ''

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'' in 1895 * ''Sun-Rise in the Moon'', in the October issue of ''

'' in 1894

Electricity and Technology

* ''Electricity and Its Uses'', 1887 * ''The Wire and the Wave'' * ''Pioneers of Electricity'', 1890 * ''Heroes of the Telegraph'', 1891 * ''The Story of Electricity'', 1902 * ''Romance of Electricity'', 1893 * ''A pocket-book of electrical rules and tables for the use of electricians and engineers'' by John Munro and Andrew Jamieson, 1894

Other

* ''The Story of the British race'', 1909 * ''Lord Kelvin, G.C.V.O.'' (biography), 1902

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Munro, John British mechanical engineers British science fiction writers 1849 births 1930 deaths Writers from Bristol Engineers from Bristol