1912 in science fiction

The year 1912 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• February 17 : Andre Norton, American writer (died 2005)[1]
• February 20 : Pierre Boulle, French writer (died 1994)[2]
• April 8 : John Carnell, British editor (died 1972)[3]
• April 26 : A. E. van Vogt, Canadian writer (died 2000)[4]

Awards

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

Literary releases

Novels

• Das Menschenschlachthaus. Bilder vom kommenden Krieg, novel by Wilhelm Lamszus.[5]
• The Scarlet Plague, novel by Jack London.[6]
• The Lost World, novel by Arthur Conan Doyle.[7]

Audiovisual outputs

See also

• 1912 in science
• 1911 in science fiction
• 1913 in science fiction

References

1. "Andre Norton". The Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
2. "Pierre Boulle - French author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
3. Reginald, R.; Burgess, Mary A.; Menville, Douglas (2010). Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. Wildside Press LLC. p. 844. ISBN 9780941028783.
4. "A E van Vogt". the Guardian. 1 February 2000. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
5. Das Menschenschlachthaus: Bilder vom kommenden Krieg (in German). 1912. OCLC 4202541.
6. Riva, Michele Augusto; Benedetti, Marta; Cesana, Giancarlo (October 2014). "Pandemic Fear and Literature: Observations from Jack London's The Scarlet Plague". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 20 (10): 1753–1757. doi:10.3201/eid2010.130278. PMC 4193163. PMID 25401183.
7. https://www.depauw.edu/sfs/reviews_pages/r70.htm#A70