Science fiction year 1938
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | Science Fiction Year 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- The literary group Futurians , which existed until 1945, was founded.
Literary prizes
Retro Hugo Award
The Retro Hugo Awards for 1938 were presented in 2014 .
| Retro Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Writer / director | Original title | German edition | category |
| TH White | The Sword in the Stone | The sword in the stone | Best novel |
| John W. Campbell | Who Goes There? | The thing from another world | Best short novel |
| Clifford D. Simak | Rule 18 | Best story | |
| Arthur C. Clarke | How We Went to Mars | Best short story | |
| Orson Welles | The War of the Worlds | Best drama presentation | |
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreamers. Novel of a near future | 1938 | Dreamers. Novel of a near future | Bruno S. Wiek (pseudonym of Walter Troppenz ) | |
| LPR 1600 - The secret of micro-short shafts | 1938 | LPR 1600 - The secret of micro-short shafts | Bruno S. Wiek | |
| Beyond the silent star | 1948 | Out of the Silent Planet | CS Lewis | |
| The thing from another world | 1958 | Who Goes There? | John W. Campbell | review |
Film awards
- In the shackles of Shangri-La - Gene Havlick , Gene Milfordin the categories of Best Production Design and Best Editing
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | Ford Beebe , Robert F. Hill , Frederick Stephani | 15-part cinema serial | ||
| Flight to Fame | Charles C. Coleman | |||
| Arrest Bulldog Drummond | James P. Hogan |
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fighting Devil Dogs | The Fighting Devil Dogs | 12 | 1 |
Born
- Hans-Jürgen Dittfeld
- Peter Griese († 1996)
- Paul van Herck († 1989)
- Michael Kurland
- Justin Leiber († 2016)
- Larry Niven
- William Voltz († 1984)
- Ted White
- MK Wren († 2016)
- Janusz A. Zajdel († 1985)
Died
- Curt Abel-Musgrave (* 1860)
- Karel Čapek (* 1890), he coined the term “robot” in his novel RUR
- Frigyes Karinthy (* 1887)
- Karl August von Laffert (* 1872)
- Max Osterberg (* 1865)
- Emil Sandt (* 1864)
