One hundred and twenty-eight years ago:
The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid.
The Washington Monument was completed.
Mark Twain published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E premiered in Leipzig.
and ... Hugo Gernsback was born.
Items related to Gernsback, the father of science fiction as a separate genre ... how many are you familiar with?
Amazing Stories Vol. 1 No. 1 (read it online) (PDF)
"The Man Who Foresaw Science Fiction"
The Edgar Rice Burroughs connection
"Hearing Radio Through Your Teeth"
Gernsback and The Isolator
Two chapters (early versions) from Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction
"Not only is science fiction an idea of tremendous import, but it is to be an important factor in making the world a better place to live in ..."
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