Hugo Gernsback and the century of science fiction

Gary Westfahl

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Hugo Gernsback and the century of science fiction

2007
American Science fictionCriticism and interpretationHistory and criticismScience fictionGernsback, hugo, 1884-1967Science fiction, history and criticismScience fiction, american

"An examination of science fiction editor and author Hugo Gernsback's career, summarizing the science fiction theories of Gernsback and his successors, and for the first time offers detailed studies of his rarest periodicals. An analysis of his ground-breaking novel, Ralph 124C 41+: a romance of the Year 2660, is also offered"--Provided by publisher

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