1920 in science fiction

The year 1920 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• January 2: Isaac Asimov, American writer, (died 1992).[1]
• May 9:
  • William Tenn, American writer (died 2010)[2]
  • Richard George Adams, British writer (died 2016)[3]
• June 13: Walter Ernsting, German writer, (died 2005)[4]
• August 22: Ray Bradbury, American writer (died 2012)[5]
• October 8: Frank Herbert, American writer (died 1986)[6]
• Peter Phillips, British writer (died 2012)[7]

Awards

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

Literary releases

Novels

• We, novel by Yevgeny Zamyatin.[8]
• A Voyage to Arcturus, novel by David Lindsay.[9]
• (in French) Le Formidable Événement, novel by Maurice Leblanc.[10]
• City of Endless Night, novel by Milo Hastings.[11]

Audiovisual outputs

Movies

• Algol, by Hans Werckmeister.[12]
• The Head of Janus, by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.[13]

See also

• 1920 in science
• 1919 in science fiction
• 1921 in science fiction

References

1. "Isaac Asimov". The Telegraph. October 16, 1992. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
2. Jonas, Gerald. "William Tenn, Satirical Science Fiction Author, Dies at 89". nytimes. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
3. "Obituary: Richard Adams". BBC News. December 27, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
4. III, Harris M. Lentz (2006). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 82. ISBN 9780786424894.
5. "Ray Bradbury". The Telegraph. June 6, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
6. "Frank Herbert | American author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
7. Mamczak, Sascha; Pirling, Sebastian; Jeschke, Wolfgang (2013). Das Science Fiction Jahr 2013 (in German). Heyne Verlag. p. 900. ISBN 9783641105952.
8. "Yevgeny Zamyatin | Biography & Books". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
9. Moorcock, Michael (August 30, 2002). "Review: A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay". the Guardian. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
10. Horn, Pierre L. (1991). Handbook of French Popular Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 234. ISBN 9780313261213.
11. "City of Endless Night on Goodreads".
12. Donahue, Neil H. (2005). A Companion to the Literature of German Expressionism. Camden House. p. 325. ISBN 9781571131751.
13. Rhodes, Gary Don (1997). Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers. McFarland. p. 8. ISBN 9780786402571.