1919 in science fiction explained

The year 1919 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• October 3 : John Boyd, American writer (died 2013)^[1]
• October 15 : Edwin Charles Tubb, British writer (died 2010)^[2]
• November 26 : Frederik Pohl, American writer (died 2013)^[3]

Deaths

Events

• Creation of the French review Sciences et Voyages.^[4]

Awards

The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.

Literary releases

Novels

• First publication of Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox.^[5]

Comics

Audiovisual outputs

Movies

The Harry Houdini serial The Master Mystery featured the first robot in film, called the Automaton.^[6]

See also

• 1919 in science
• 1918 in science fiction
• 1920 in science fiction

Notes and References

1. Web site: Authors : Boyd, John : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 1 April 2019.
2. Web site: Holland . Steve . EC Tubb obituary . The Guardian . 1 April 2019 . 14 November 2010.
3. Web site: Frederik Pohl American author . Encyclopedia Britannica . 1 April 2019 . en.
4. Book: Panchasi . Roxanne . Future Tense: The Culture of Anticipation in France Between the Wars . 2009 . Cornell University Press . 9780801446702 . 10 . registration . en.
5. Web site: Erle Cox . The Institute of Australian Culture . 1 April 2019 . 31 May 2018.
6. Web site: The first robot in cinema. Richard. Kaufman. December 1, 2015. Boing Boing.