“The tops of our tallest buildings will be flat and glass-covered. They will have airplane landing platforms on which all kinds of airplanes, or even the trans-Atlantic planes of the future will land.

1884: Hugo Gernsback is born in Luxembourg amid the Victorian era's embrace of science and technology. He spends his life parlaying his talents as an editor and publisher to produce a body of work so ...

“Within twenty years there will be far more airplanes in the air than we have cars on the ground now. There will be a great exodus from the city to the country, not a movement back to the farm, but, ...

Born in Luxembourg in 1884, Gernsback was the son of a vintner who was apparently prosperous enough to indulge his son's growing passion for gadgetry. You can save this article by registering for free ...

Hugo Gernsback was a pioneer in the world of science fiction during the first half of the 20th century—so much so that the Hugo Awards are named after him. But Gernback also edited serious tech ...

It is September 1, 2660, and a genius sits in his study, resting up prior to a remarkable display of his scientific prowess. Tomorrow he will demonstrate to scientists that a dog three years ...

*Dang. It reads just like the Digg bookmarking service, only in pulp paper. Creator: Gernsback, Hugo, 1884-1967 Title: Hugo Gernsback Papers Inclusive Dates: 1908-1965 Quantity: 50.0 linear ft.

SF fans have long had a love-hate relationship with Hugo Gernsback (1884–1967), the immigrant from Luxembourg who founded the first true science fiction magazine in 1926 as a means of popularizing ...

In the words of inventor (and father of science fiction) Hugo Gernsback, the Radio Automaton had “no superior for fighting mobs or for war purposes.” Powered by a gasoline engine and radio controlled ...