Hugo Gernsback
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Hugo Gernsback, born Hugo Gernsbacher, was a Luxembourgish-American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher, best known for publications including the first science fiction magazine. His contributions to the genre as publisher were so significant, that the annual awards presented at the World Science Fiction Convention are named the "Hugos" in his honour. - Wikipedia
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Ralph 124C 41+
"By the year 2660, science has transformed and conquered the world, rescuing humanity from itself. Spectacular inventions from the farthest reaches of space and deep beneath the earth are available to meet every need, providing antidotes to individual troubles and social ills. Inventors are highly prized and respected, and they are jealously protected and lavishly cared for by world governments. That support and acclaim, however - as the most brilliant of scientists, Ralph 124C 41+, discovers - is not without its price."--BOOK JACKET.
The Scientific Adventures Of Baron Munchhausen
In 1915 the father of modern science fiction contributed to the long list of adventures of the 18th century super-hero, Baron Münchausen. Hugo Gernsback used his magazine Electrical Experimenter as a proving ground for his theory that science fiction could be used to teach science. Never before published as a book, and complete with the original illustrations, this is early 20th century science fiction by the man who made science fiction famous. Hugo Gernsback is often called the father of science-fiction. In 1926 he created the world’s first regular science fiction periodical, Amazing Stories but long before that he tested the market for science fiction within the pages of his science magazines. Between 1912 and 1929 Gernsback was the unchallenged champion of fiction with a scientific edge. In the 1950’s the highest award in science fiction was named after him. Includes an essay by noted space historian Robert Godwin about the historical importance of this book.
The Science Fiction Roll of Honor
Kings Who Die - novelette by Poul Anderson The Last Question - short story by Isaac Asimov How Beautiful with Banners - short story by James Blish Daybroke - short story by Robert Bloch Who Goes There? - novella by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by John W. Campbell] Dog Star - short story by Arthur C. Clarke The Monster - short story by Lester del Rey Dust - short story by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach The Prophets of Doom - essay by Hugo Gernsback The Long Watch - short story by Robert A. Heinlein Sanity - short story by Fritz Leiber The Meaning of the Word "Impossible" - essay by Willy Ley SF, the Spirit of Youth - essay by Frank R. Paul From The Skylark of Space (excerpt) - short fiction by Edward E. Smith The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast - short story by Theodore Sturgeon Abdication - novelette by E. Mayne Hull and A. E. van Vogt