1910 in science fiction

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The year 1910 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

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Births and deaths

Births

Deaths

Events

Awards

The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.

Literary releases

Novels

Stories collections

Short stories

Comics

Audiovisual outputs

=== Movies ===

A Trip To Mars (1910) This film sees a scientist visit Mars though the use of an unnamed compound of dust like composition.

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