Hugo Gernsback Quotes


Let it be understood, in the first place, that a science fiction story must be an exposition of a scientific theme and it must be also a story.


Citations

Gernsback, Hugo. "Reasonableness in Science Fiction." Wonder Stories, vol. 4, no. 7, Dec. 1932, p. 583.

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Hugo Gernsback
Hugo Gernsback
  • Born: August 16, 1884
  • Died: August 19, 1967
  • Nationality: Belgian, American
  • Profession: Inventor, Magazine Publisher, Editor, Writer

Hugo Gernsback was a Luxembourgish–American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher, best known for publications including the first science fiction magazine. His contributions to the genre as publisher—although not as a writer—were so significant that, along with the novelists H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, he is sometimes called "The Father of Science Fiction". In his honour, annual awards presented at the World Science Fiction Convention are named the "Hugos".