Science fiction year 1948
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | Science Fiction Year 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | ► | ►►
Other events
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein | 1951 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | Charles Barton | |
| Chemistry and love | - | - | Arthur Maria Rabenalt | |
| The gentleman from the other star | - | - | Heinz Hilpert | |
| Krakatite | Otakar Vávra | |||
| Superman | Spencer Gordon Bennet , Thomas Carr | 15-part cinema serial | ||
| El supersabio | Miguel M. Delgado |
Conventions
- 6th Worldcon , 3rd – 5th July, Toronto , Chairman: Ned McKeown , Guests of Honor: Robert Bloch (pro) & Bob Tucker (fan)
Born
- Mike Ashley
- John Calvin Batchelor
- Michael Blumlein († 2019)
- Zoe Fairbairns
- William Gibson , coined the terms cyberspace and matrix in his book Neuromancer, and is considered the founder of cyberpunk
- Scott G. Greed
- Ronald M. Hahn
- Robert Holdstock († 2009)
- Nancy Kress
- Claus-Peter Lieckfeld
- Ernst-Otto Luthardt
- F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre († 2010)
- George RR Martin
- Vonda N. McIntyre († 2019)
- Sean McMullen
- Marta Randall
- Spider Robinson
- Esther Rochon
- Pamela Sargent
- Dan Simmons
- James Sutherland
- Steven Utley († 2013)
- Joan D. Vinge
- Michael Weisser
- Laurence M. Yep
Died
- Bruno H. Bürgel (* 1875)
- Ernst Modersohn (* 1870)
- Adolf Stein (pseudonym Gerd Fritz Leberecht; * 1871)
