Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History
by Frank M. Robinson
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"Science Fiction of the 20th Century" is filled with vivid images of pulp magazines, digests, slicks, paperbacks, hardcovers, and film posters, many shown for the very first time. This is an insider's view of the prophetic writers, illustrators, and editors who made science fiction the most popular (and important!) form of entertainment in the 20th century. Deeply researched and meticulously documented, this is an enormous book on an enormous subject.Tags
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Frank Malcolm Robinson was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 9, 1926. After a tour of duty in the Navy during World War II, he graduated from Beloit College in Wisconsin and then was drafted again to serve in the Korean War. He received a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. He was a writer and editor for men's magazines show more including Rogue, Gallery, and Playboy. At Playboy, where he worked from 1969 to 1973, he was the ghostwriter for the Playboy Advisor column, a colloquium of sex and lifestyle advice for men. During this time, he also wrote science-fiction books including The Power, which was made into a television special in 1956 and a film in 1968. He wrote several books with Thomas N. Scortia including The Glass Inferno, The Prometheus Crisis, The Nightmare Factor, and The Gold Crew. Parts of The Glass Inferno were mined in creating the final script for The Towering Inferno and the authors earned a screen credit. His 1991 novel, The Dark Beyond the Stars, was selected as one of The New York Times' notable books of the year. He worked as a speechwriter and adviser to San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk, who was assassinated on November 27, 1978 by a disgruntled political rival, Dan White. Robinson had a small role in 2008 film Milk. He died of heart disease and pneumonia on June 30, 2014 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History
- Original publication date
- 1999-10-01
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to the memory of Lester Anderson, Aubrey MacDermott, and Franz Grumme -- loving husbands and fathers, faithful friends, and lifelong science-fiction fans and collectors. I hope they know how much I miss... (show all) them.
- First words
- When I was a kid, I bought my first science-fiction magazine at the age of thirteen. (Introduction)
There are many claimants as to who invented science fiction, probably starting with the ancient Greeks. (Chapter 1, The Future Is Here...It's 1901) - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)They also raised legitimate worries about where science fiction might be foing in the next hundred yeas. (Chapter 11, Future Dreams)
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Welcome to the Science Fiction Millennium (Afterword, The Death of Science Fiction) - Publisher's editor
- Bennett, Ann Granning
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 809.387620904
- Canonical LCC
- PN3433.8
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- Literature Studies and Criticism, Art & Design
- DDC/MDS
- 809.387620904 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism History, description, critical appraisal of more than two literatures Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery and Speculative Fiction Speculative Fiction Science Fiction
- LCC
- PN3433.8 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Prose. Prose fiction Special kinds of fiction. Fiction genres
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