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	Hugo Gernsback - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hugo Gernsback (August 16, 1884 - August 19, 1967) was an inventor and magazine publisher who also wrote science fiction and whose publication included the first science fiction magazine.
		In 1925, Hugo founded radio station WRNY and was involved in the first television broadcasts and is considered a pioneer in amateur radio.
		Gernsback started the modern genre of science fiction by founding the first magazine dedicated to it, Amazing Stories, in 1926.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hugo_Gernsback (414 words)

	Encyclopedia: Hugo Gernsback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ralph 124C 41+, by Hugo Gernsback, is an early science fiction novel, written in 1911, which contains, besides the pun in the title,...the first accurate description of radar, complete with diagram.
		Hugo Gernsback (August 16 1884 - August 19 1967) was born in Luxemburg, and immigrated to the United States in 1905.
		Gernsback developed the pen name "Ralph 124C 41" in 1911, and held 80 patents by the time he died.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hugo-Gernsback (1020 words)

	Article
		Hugo Gernsback adjusts a spark coil, the device that first stimulated his interest in electricity when he was a young boy.
		Hugo Gernsback was the modern world's first futurist, one who not only speculated about the future, but also worked to make it happen and guide others to it.
		Hugo Gernsback was born Hugo Gernsbacher on August 16, 1884, to a moderately wealthy family in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
	www.sas.org /tcs/weeklyIssues/2004-09-03/feature1 (2049 words)

	Hugo Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hugo Award is given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy stories of the previous year, and for related areas in fandom, art and dramatic presentation.
		The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories.
		The Hugo Award itself was co-designed by longtime SF fan and booster Benedict Jablonski who based the trophy on a rocket-shaped hood ornament from an Oldsmobile 88.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hugo_Award (702 words)

	Life Magazine's Tribute to Hugo Gernsback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Gernsback is a firm believer in the effects of environment and conditioning and feels that both his personality and his career were firmly shaped in early childhood.
		Gernsback was subjected to rigorous bouts of education; he attended a French grammar school in Luxembourg, moved on to a Brussels boarding school for instruction in languages and then studied mathematics and electrical engineering for three years at the Technikum in Bingen, Germany.
		Gernsback's Martian has long since served his purpose--to startle and stir people who thought of Mars only as a remote point of red light in the eastern sky--and now he must be considered as extinct as the moon maidens and long-bearded Venusian seers who were his companions on the pages of forgotten pulp magazines.
	www.twd.net /ird/forecast/life.html (4025 words)

	Hugo Gernsback: Ralph 124C 41+
		The traditional view of Gernsback, as the "Father of Science Fiction" was promulgated by the late SF historian Sam Moskowitz.
		Gernsback viewed science fiction as a means of inspiring future generations of scientists (which it eventually did do), but at the expense of plot and character.
		While Gernsback may have been instrumental in some aspects of the establishment of science fiction (the first magazine devoted to it, the name, and supporting early fandom), the field has moved far beyond Gernsback's vision and talents in the 73 years since this book was originally published.
	www.sfsite.com /~silverag/124C41.html (502 words)

	Hugo Gernsback
		Gernsback was also responsible for the creation of the character of Baron Von Munchausen (paid brief homage in Time Bandits), who escapaded to the Moon and beyond in some of Gernsback's science fiction pieces.
		Born in Luxembourg in 1884, Gernsback was born the son of a vintner.
		Gernsback died in 1967 at the age of 83.
	www.nndb.com /people/381/000045246 (450 words)

	Special Collections Research Center - Syracuse University Library
		Your are cordially invited to attend a conference and reception celebrating the 120th anniversary of the birth of Hugo Gernsback at the Luxembourg House in New York City on November 3rd.
		Hugo Gernsback was born in Luxembourg on August 16, 1884.
		Gernsback was a dreamer and a somehow misplaced inventor.
	libwww.syr.edu /information/spcollections/events/gernsback (425 words)

	Hugo Gernsback
		Hugo Gernsback (1884-1967) was one of the most influential figures in American publishing.
		Born in Luxembourg, Gernsback emigrated to the United States in 1904 in an unsuccessful attempt to market a dry cell battery he’d invented.
		Gernsback may have been a mediocre inventor, but he turned out to be a dab hand at publishing.
	davidszondy.com /future/Gernsback/gernsback.htm (301 words)

	Article
		Gernsback continued to use his magazines as a platform for bold prognostications about the future—many of which would be realized in his lifetime.
		It is interesting to note that Gernsback, as progressive and open to speculation as he was, was a skeptic of the first order when it came to pseudo-scientific devices such as electromagnetic cure-all devices.
		Gernsback himself continued to promote the future until he passed away on August 19, 1967, at the age of 83.
	www.sas.org /tcs/weeklyIssues/2004-10-01/feature1 (1926 words)

	ERBzine 1462: Hugo Gernsback Connection
		That Gernsback was very impressed to have ERB in his magazine is evident by the way he waxed enthusiastically about the author and his story on the title page, in the preface, and on page 7 where the story began.
		Gernsback usually paid authors only half a cent per word, which was what many other pulp publishers of that time were also paying but this policy created some complaints because there was no place else for his "science fiction" authors to go.
		Gernsback was born in Luxembourg, the son of a vintner.
	www.erbzine.com /mag14/1462.html (2888 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Hugo Gernsback
		Indeed, Gernsback's imagination was not only limited to the abstract--not in the sense that what he wrote about was impossible--but his speculation about future technological advancements had a solid basis in science...
		Gernsback began experimenting with science fiction as a way to speculate on the new technologies that exploded on the scene at the start of the twentieth century.
		Gernsback had a genuinely altruistic, though perhaps simplistic, belief that technology could bring about a human utopia, and he saw it as his role to instill a love of science and technology in his mainly adolescent readers.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200451 (905 words)

	SPACELIGHT: Gernsback, Hugo - personal data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Gernsback developed 'Ralph 124C 41' as a pen name in 1911 and that began a sequence of events that ended in a visionary early science fiction novel of almost the same name, Ralph 124C 41+.
		Hugo was a dreamer and misplaced inventor, his efforts in that field slightly awry, such as the osophone which was a device to allow the deaf to hear through their teeth.
		Hugo's visionary skills foretold of plastic, stainless steel, jukeboxes and tape recorders, solar power, television, etc. Honored by the field of Science Fiction when it named its award of excellence after Gernsback.
	www.gwillick.com /Spacelight/gernback.html (306 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660
		Hugo Gernsback was born in 1884 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, and was educated in European technical schools.
		The name of Hugo Gernsback is well known to most readers of science fiction, as it is he who is credited with giving the genre the name that finally stuck, and it is he who gave his own name to the Hugo Awards.
		Hugo Gernsback is remembered primarily for having founded several SF magazines, most notably Amazing Stories, which he started in 1926.
	www.sfsite.com /08b/ra110.htm (875 words)

	Publishers: Hugo Gernsback
		Hugo Gernsback, early-20th-Century immigrant to America from Luxembourg, is honored for all of his many publishing efforts, though he is probably best known as the originator of AMAZING STORIES, considered the first true science-fiction magazine.
		Hugo was prolific, and besides the science-fiction and science and mechanics titles, he created and published some of the most important technical magazines for fans of radio, electronics, television, short-wave radio—not to mention magazines about gadgets, French humor, trailers and campers, your body, and the scientific study of sex.
		The Gernsback Days by Mike Ashley is a discussion of Gernsback's influence on science fiction and an overview of the SF of that time.
	www.magazineart.org /publishers/gernsback.html (887 words)

	Noreascon Four Hugo FAQ
		The Hugo Awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, a famous magazine editor who did much to bring science fiction to a wider audience.
		Nominations for the Hugos to be awarded at Noreascon Four were open to people who were Noreascon 4 members by January 31, 2004, and to members of Torcon 3.
		The definitions of the Hugo award categories refer only to the nature of the work, not the medium in which it is published.
	www.noreascon.org /hugos/hugo-faq.html (1030 words)

	Skeptical Inquirer: Hugo Gernsback, skeptical crusader - magazine publisher of 1920s-1930s
		Gernsback was born in 1884, emigrating to the United States when he was twenty, bringing with him an abiding passion for anything dealing with electronics and radio.
		Gernsback was perfectly aware why the Ionaco belt seemed to actually work in many cases, if the pages of enthusiastic testimonials were any indication.
		Gernsback discovered that many of the laudatory testimonials published by the Iona Company were not all that they seemed.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2843/is_6_26/ai_94044233 (1277 words)

	Hugo Gernsback
		Gernsback's Electro Importing Company imported specialized electronic equipment from Europe and helped to supply many of those who wanted to make their own radios and transmitters.
		Gernsback saw science fiction as a means of popular education about science, technology, and change, insisting on scientific accuracy and encouraging the critical reading of scientific details.
		Although it is rarely discussed, the fact that Gernsback provided a link between the amateur radio movement and science fiction had a powerful influence on the ways in which American science fiction envisioned communications technologies.
	web.mit.edu /m-i-t/science_fiction/jenkins/jenkins_3.html (429 words)

	Hugos Awards for Science Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Gernsback was honored with a special award in 1960.
		The Hugo Awards are sponsored by WSFS and administered by the committee of the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) held that year.
		Hugo Awards are normally given in a particular year is for work that appeared in the previous calendar year.
	www.literature-awards.com /hugos_awards.htm (615 words)

	The Hugo Award (Science Fiction Achievement Award) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Hugo Award was named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction," as he was described in a special award given to him in 1960.
		The distinguishing characteristics of the Hugo Award are that it is sponsored by WSFS, administered by the committee of the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) held that year, and determined by nominations from and a popular vote of the membership of WSFS.
		Present WSFS rules allow the Hugo nomination and voting mechanisms to be used only for the Hugo Award and the Campbell Award.
	worldcon.org /hugos.html (328 words)

	Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame -- Science Fiction HOF -- Hugo Gernsback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hugo Gernsback has been called the "Father of Science Fiction." Born in Luxembourg, he immigrated to the United States in 1904.
		A catalogue of the marvelous technology of the 27th century, it revealed his overriding interest in science fiction as a vehicle of prediction.
		In 1923, Gernsback coined the term "scientific fiction," and in April 1926 began publishing Amazing Stories, the first true science fiction magazine in English.
	www.sfhomeworld.org /exhibits/homeworld/scifi_hof.asp?articleID=70 (227 words)

	Hugo Gernsback -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The previously mentioned Hugo Gernsback, an emigrant from Luxembourg based in New York City, made a living publishing technical magazines for radio and electrical enthusiasts.
		Known for the vast range and immense quantity of his output, Hugo was able during much of his long life to write as many as 100 lines of verse...
		Born on Feb. 27, 1886, in Harlan, Ala., Hugo Black earned his law degree from the University of Alabama and was admitted to the bar in 1906.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9036596?tocId=9036596 (708 words)

	Hugo Gernsback's Forecast Science Fiction E-zine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hugo Gernsback was the publisher of the first Radio magazine in the world, Radio Craft, later Radio-Electronics, Amazing Stories, Sexology, and other magazines.
		The Hugo award, annually presented to the best in science fiction, is a coveted prize.Lesser known, but just as popular were Hugo's annual "Forecast" booklets.
		Hugo Gernsback's insight into science and technology amazed many a scientist, among them Lee DeForest, inventor of the triode vacuum tube that set the wheels of technology into frantic motion, to where we are today!
	www.twd.net /ird/forecast (330 words)

	The Locus Index to SF Awards: About the Hugo Awards
		The awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, founder of Amazing Stories magazine in 1926 and widely regarded as the 'father' of the science fiction genre.
		"Hugo Award" is a service mark of the World Science Fiction Society.
		The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, though voted on the same ballot as the Hugo Awards and presented at the same ceremony, is listed separately in this index.
	www.locusmag.com /SFAwards/Db/Hugo.html (368 words)

	Classic Science Fiction Reviews
		First serialized in the pages of Hugo Gernsback's own magazine, Modern Electrics from April 1911, to March 1912, then printed in book form in 1925, this classic of futuristic fiction predates the real creation of the SF genre, born shortly thereafter with the first issue of Gernsback's Amazing Stories in April 1926.
		At one time it was fashionable to deride Gernsback's novel--often without even having read it--as a primitive exercise in speculation, long since superseded by more sophisticated works.
		And Gernsback's early concern for the natural environment balances his faith in the virtues and capabilities of technology.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue184/classic.html (715 words)

	Pulpworld.com© Read about the History of Pulp Magazines... Buy & Sell Pulp Collectibles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hugo Gernsbacher was born in Luxembourg in 1884.
		Regardless of success however, the beginning of the depression the bank that loaned money to Gernsback for publishing was forced into closing, which in turn led to Gernsback losing control of the magazine in 1929.
		At his death he owned 80 patents, he was decorated as "Officer of the Oaken Crown" by Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxumbourg in 1954 for his service to science and founded the Science Fiction League in 1934, which is recognized as the first club dedicated to fandom.
	www.pulpworld.com /biography/hugo_gernsback.htm (552 words)

	Science Fiction The Early Modern Age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The early modern era, roughly the period just before World War II, is dominated by stories in the fantasy mode of Edgar Rice Burroughs and stories influenced by Hugo Gernsback's focus on technology.
		In some respects Hugo Gernsback (1884-1967) can be called the Father of Science Fiction.
		Though Gernsback laid great emphasis on the need for scientific accuracy in his stories, his limitations were to haunt science fiction for years to come.
	www.nvcc.edu /home/ataormina/scifi/history/earlymodern.htm (389 words)

	Science Fiction: Hugo Award Winners
		The Hugo Award is named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction." It is also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award.
		The Hugo is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS).
		The Hugo Awards are given by the World Science Fiction Society.
	www.nvo.com /slurry/hugowinners (129 words)

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