Hugo Gernsback was born on August 16, 1884 and died on August 19, 1967. Hugo Gernsback would have been 83 years old at the time of death or 130 years old today.
Hugo Gernsback died on August 19, 1967 at the age of 83.
Hugo Gernsback was born on August 16, 1884.
Hugo Gernsback was born on August 16, 1884.
Hugo Gernsback died on August 19, 1967 at the age of 83.
Hugo Gernsback is 'one of' the science fiction writers at the beginning of the genre's new popularity in 1926. He is credited with starting the first magazine dedicated to the genre.
I am not aware that Hugo Gernsback invented anything. He was a writer and editor of magazines and books in the 1940's and 50's. He edited mostly science fiction and is credited as being a great influence of Ray Bradbury, Robert Silverberg and other writers of science fiction.
The Gernsback Continuum was created in 1981.
Hugo Gernsback is called the father of science fiction because he founded the first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories, in 1926.
Term Science Fiction was invented by Hugo Gernsback around 1926. The elements of what is known as science fiction however have been around since the bronze age.
Chronologically: Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, HUgo Gernsback (also edited radio magazines and oftenworked in sci-fi ideas like interplanetary radio odd in technical stuff on three-tube converters, but good icing.,) Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury (whose stories often abow a lack of scientific content) Isaac Asimov and Arthur C., Clarke are among the (Old masters)/. Gernsback is the namesake of the Hugo awards, which correspond to literary prizes for sci fi writers, he was also very active in the Short Wave radio hobby and its variants such as Hamj radio, SWL, etc.Asimov and Clarke were legit scientists as well as sci-fi men.
Some people who he influenced were H.G. Wells,Hugo Gernsback,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Rice Burroughs,Donald G. Payne,Steampunk,Emilio Salgar and Paschal Grousset.
As of June 2014, Hugo Campagnaro is 33 years old.