1903 in science fiction

none The year 1903 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births January 3 : fr René Brantonne, French illustrator and cartoonist (died 1979)René-Louis Brantonne (1903-1979) https://data.bnf.fr/fr/11893797/rene-louis_brantonne/ data.bnf.fr 15 January 2019 fr May 21 : Manly Wade Wellman, American writer (died 1986)Kaser James A. The New Orleans of Fiction: A Research Guide 2014 Scarecrow Press 9780810892040 306 https://books.google.com/books?id=SVYtBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA306 en June 25 : George Orwell, British writer and journalist (died 1950)BBC - History - Historic Figures: George Orwell (1903 - 1950) https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/orwell_george.shtml www.bbc.co.uk 15 January 2019 July 10 : John Wyndham, British writer (died 1969)John Wyndham British writer https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wyndham Encyclopedia Britannica 15 January 2019 en Awards The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time. Literary releases Novels Force ennemie, French novel by John Antoine Nau.Evans Arthur B. Vintage Visions: Essays on Early Science Fiction 2014 Wesleyan University Press 9780819574398 405 https://books.google.com/books?id=13C7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA405 en Short stories Publication of The Land Ironclads by H.G. Wells. A pre-vision of military tanks, including their use in overrunning positions defended by infantry. The land ironclads used feet rather than caterpillar tracks to traverse irregular terrain. The story is narrated by a war correspondent. See also 1903 in science 1902 in science fiction 1904 in science fiction References * science-fiction Category:Science fiction by year