Amazing Stories - Vol. 1 No. 2

Charles C. Winn is an author known for his contributions to early science fiction. His work includes "Amazing Stories - Vol. 1 No. 2," a classic issue from the genre's formative years.

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.[1] He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in...

Herbert George Wells was an English author, best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary.

Hugo Gernsback helped define science fiction, a genre he called "scientifiction." He founded the influential Amazing Stories magazine and authored works like the novel Ralph 124c 41+. His collected writings, such as The Perversity of Things, offer insights into media and technology.

Jules Verne was a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869–1870), Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) and The Mysterious Island (1875). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of space travel had been devised. Consequen...