T. O'Conor Sloane
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Thomas O'Conor Sloane, Ph.D. (November 21, 1851- August 7, 1940) was the editor of Amazing Stories
from 1929 through 1938. In that year, publisher Ziff-Davis moved production of the magazine to Chicago and named Raymond A. Palmer
as Sloane's successor.
Sloane was involved with Amazing Stories from the very beginning, serving as Hugo Gernsback
's managing editor. His own role in the magazine production grew and in 1929, he was named editor. Shortly after, in an editorial, he wrote that he believed that man would never achieve spaceflight. Nevertheless, he published first stories by luminaries such as Jack Williamson
, John W. Campbell, Jr., Clifford D. Simak
, and E.E. "Doc" Smith
.
There is evidence to support the claim that Sloane may have originated the term "science fiction."
Sloane was the author of The Standard Electrical Dictionary, first published in 1892, as well as How to become a Successful Electrician, Arithmetic of Electricity, Electricity Simplified, Electric Toy Making and dozens more. He translated Saint Francis of Assisi: A Biography written by Johannes Jorgensen into English.
Sloane was the editor of Scientific American
and also served as an associate editor of Science and Invention magazine.
Sloane was a professor of physics and mathematics at Seton Hall University for several years. He held an A.M., an E.M., and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.
His best known invention was the Self-Recording Photometer for Gas Power - the only invention to measure and record the illuminating power of gas.
Sloane's son, John Eyre Sloane, was married to Thomas Alva Edison's daughter Madeleine in 1914; their four sons were Edison's only grandchildren.
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
from 1929 through 1938. In that year, publisher Ziff-Davis moved production of the magazine to Chicago and named Raymond A. Palmer
Raymond A. Palmer
Raymond Arthur Palmer was the influential editor of Amazing Stories from 1938 through 1949, when he left publisher Ziff-Davis to publish and edit Fate Magazine, and eventually many other magazines and books through his own publishing houses, including Amherst Press and Palmer Publications...
as Sloane's successor.
Sloane was involved with Amazing Stories from the very beginning, serving as Hugo Gernsback
Hugo Gernsback
Hugo Gernsback , born Hugo Gernsbacher, was a Luxembourgian American inventor, writer, editor, 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...
's managing editor. His own role in the magazine production grew and in 1929, he was named editor. Shortly after, in an editorial, he wrote that he believed that man would never achieve spaceflight. Nevertheless, he published first stories by luminaries such as Jack Williamson
Jack Williamson
John Stewart Williamson , who wrote as Jack Williamson was a U.S. writer often referred to as the "Dean of Science Fiction" following the death in 1988 of Robert A...
, John W. Campbell, Jr., Clifford D. Simak
Clifford D. Simak
Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer. He was honored by fans with three Hugo awards and by colleagues with one Nebula award and was named the third Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1977.-Biography:Clifford Donald Simak was born in...
, and E.E. "Doc" Smith
E. E. Smith
Edward Elmer Smith, Ph.D., also, E. E. Smith, E. E. "Doc" Smith, Doc Smith, "Skylark" Smith, and Ted was a food engineer and early science fiction author who wrote the Lensman series and the Skylark series, among others...
.
There is evidence to support the claim that Sloane may have originated the term "science fiction."
Sloane was the author of The Standard Electrical Dictionary, first published in 1892, as well as How to become a Successful Electrician, Arithmetic of Electricity, Electricity Simplified, Electric Toy Making and dozens more. He translated Saint Francis of Assisi: A Biography written by Johannes Jorgensen into English.
Sloane was the editor of Scientific American
Scientific American
Scientific American is a popular science magazine. It is notable for its long history of presenting science monthly to an educated but not necessarily scientific public, through its careful attention to the clarity of its text as well as the quality of its specially commissioned color graphics...
and also served as an associate editor of Science and Invention magazine.
Sloane was a professor of physics and mathematics at Seton Hall University for several years. He held an A.M., an E.M., and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.
His best known invention was the Self-Recording Photometer for Gas Power - the only invention to measure and record the illuminating power of gas.
Sloane's son, John Eyre Sloane, was married to Thomas Alva Edison's daughter Madeleine in 1914; their four sons were Edison's only grandchildren.