Comments on: Berlin to New York in less than One Hour! http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/02/berlin-to-new-york-in-less-than-one-hour/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ron Martinez http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/02/berlin-to-new-york-in-less-than-one-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-1067455 Ron Martinez Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:09:13 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/02/berlin-to-new-york-in-less-than-one-hour/#comment-1067455 Actually, what's even more interesting is the author - Hugo Gernsback, father of science fiction who coined the term, and who the Hugo Award is named after. Wikipedia: Hugo Gernsback (August 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967), born Hugo Gernsbacher, was a Luxembourg American inventor, writer and magazine publisher, best remembered for publications that included the first science fiction magazine. His contributions to the genre as publisher were so significant that, along with H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, he is sometimes popularly called "The Father of Science Fiction"[1]; in his honor, the annual Science Fiction Achievement awards are named the "Hugos". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Gernsback Actually, what’s even more interesting is the author – Hugo Gernsback, father of science fiction who coined the term, and who the Hugo Award is named after. Wikipedia:

Hugo Gernsback (August 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967), born Hugo Gernsbacher, was a Luxembourg American inventor, writer and magazine publisher, best remembered for publications that included the first science fiction magazine. His contributions to the genre as publisher were so significant that, along with H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, he is sometimes popularly called “The Father of Science Fiction”[1]; in his honor, the annual Science Fiction Achievement awards are named the “Hugos”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Gernsback

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