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Gernsback

[ gurnz-bak ]

noun

  1. Hugo, 1884–1967, U.S. publisher and inventor, born in Belgium: a pioneer in science-fiction publishing.


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Gernsback was the only editor who imported foreign stories and translated them into English for his science fiction publications.

Hugo Gernsback, editor of Wonder Stories, put out two magazines that expired within a year.

So, Amazing is trying to get rid of the word "scientifiction" that Gernsback coined, eh?

Gernsback has put out 18 science fiction booklets, of which only the last six are now in print.

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