The year 1909 was marked, in
science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
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February 25
Events Pre-1600
* 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor.
* 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II.
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Edgar Pangborn
Edgar Pangborn (February 25, 1909 – February 1, 1976) was an American writer of mystery, historical, and science fiction.
Biography
Edgar Pangborn was born in New York City on February 25, 1909, to Harry Levi Pangborn, an attorney and diction ...
, American writer (died 1976)
Deaths
Events
Awards
The main
science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.
Literary releases
Novels
* ''
Sternentau. Die Pflanze vom Neptunmond'', novel by
Kurd Laßwitz
Kurd Lasswitz (german: link=no, Kurd Laßwitz; 20 April 1848 – 17 October 1910) was a German author, scientist, and philosopher. He has been called "the father of German science fiction". He sometimes used the pseudonym ''Velatus''.
Biograph ...
.
Stories collections
Short stories
* ''
The Machine Stops
"The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in ''The Oxford and Cambridge Review'' (November 1909), the story was republished in Forster's ''The Eternal Moment and Other Storie ...
'', short story by
Edward Morgan Forster
Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879 – 7 June 1970) was an English author, best known for his novels, particularly ''A Room with a View'' (1908), ''Howards End'' (1910), and ''A Passage to India'' (1924). He also wrote numerous short stori ...
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Comics
Audiovisual outputs
Movies
See also
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1909 in science
The year 1909 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
Astronomy
* August 20 – Dwarf planet Pluto is photographed for the first time, at the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, U.S., 21 years before ...
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1908 in science fiction
The year 1908 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
* November 23 : Nelson S. Bond, American writer, (d. 2006).
Deaths
Events
Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the prese ...
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1910 in science fiction
The year 1910 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
* December 24 : Fritz Leiber, American writer (died 1992)
Deaths
Events
Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present ti ...
References
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