1920 in science fiction
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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]
Deaths
Events
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 Ãvénement, novel by Maurice Leblanc.[10]
- City of Endless Night, novel by Milo Hastings.[11]
Stories collections
Short stories
The Comet, short story by W. E. B. Du Bois