1934 in science fiction

The year 1934 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• January 23  : Michel Jeury, French writer, (died 2015). ^[1]
• March 5  : Jacques Sadoul, French writer and editor, (died 2013) ^[2]
• May 31  : Jacques Goimard, French writer and editor, (died 2012). ^[3]
• August 16  : Andrew J. Offutt, American writer, (died 2013) ^[4]
• November 9  : Carl Sagan, American astronomer and writer, (died 1996). ^[5]

Literary releases

Novels

• Legion of Space Series , by Jack Williamson. ^[6]
• (in French) Triplanetary , by Edward Elmer Smith. ^[7]

Short stories

• Night on the Galactic Railroad , by Kenji Miyazawa. ^[8]

Awards

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

See also

• 1934 in science

References

1. III, Harris M. Lentz (2016). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015. McFarland. p. 173. ISBN   9780786476671.
2. "Authors : Sadoul, Jacques : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
3. "Jacques Goimard (1934-2012)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
4. III, Harris M. Lentz (2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. McFarland. p. 279. ISBN   9780786476657.
5. Spangenburg, Ray; Moser, Kit; Moser, Diane (2004). Carl Sagan: A Biography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   9780313322655.
6. "Authors : Williamson, Jack : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
7. "Authors : Smith, E E : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
8. Stuckmann, Chris (2018). Anime Impact: The Movies and Shows that Changed the World of Japanese Animation. Mango Media Inc. p. 68. ISBN   9781633537330.