1934 in science fiction explained

The year 1934 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• January 23 : Michel Jeury, French writer, (died 2015).^[1]
• March 5 : Jacques Sadoul, French writer and editor, (died 2013)^[2]
• May 31 : Jacques Goimard, French writer and editor, (died 2012).^[3]
• August 16 : Andrew J. Offutt, American writer, (died 2013)^[4]
• November 9 : Carl Sagan, American astronomer and writer, (died 1996).^[5]

Deaths

Literary releases

Novels

• Legion of Space Series, by Jack Williamson.^[6]
• Triplanetary, by Edward Elmer Smith.^[7]

Short stories

• Night on the Galactic Railroad, by Kenji Miyazawa.^[8]

Awards

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

See also

• 1934 in science

Notes and References

1. Book: III . Harris M. Lentz . Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015 . 2016 . McFarland . 9780786476671 . 173 . en.
2. Web site: Authors : Sadoul, Jacques : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 9 April 2019.
3. Web site: Jacques Goimard (1934-2012) . data.bnf.fr . 9 April 2019 . en.
4. Book: III . Harris M. Lentz . Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013 . 2014 . McFarland . 9780786476657 . 279 . en.
5. Book: Spangenburg . Ray . Moser . Kit . Moser . Diane . Carl Sagan: A Biography . 2004 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 9780313322655 . en.
6. Web site: Authors : Williamson, Jack : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 9 April 2019.
7. Web site: Authors : Smith, E E : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 9 April 2019.
8. Book: Stuckmann . Chris . Anime Impact: The Movies and Shows that Changed the World of Japanese Animation . 2018 . Mango Media Inc. . 9781633537330 . 68 . en.