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Hugo Gernsback

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The Resume

    (August 16, 1884-August 19, 1967)
    Born in Luxembourg
    Birth name was Hugo Gernsbacher
    Wrote the sci-fi novel 'Ralph 124C 41+' (1911)
    Published and edited the sci-fi magazines 'Amazing Stories' and 'Wonder Stories'
    Published and edited the science magazines 'Modern Electrics' and 'The Electrical Experimenter'
    Member of the first group of inductees into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (1996)

Why he might be annoying:

    He coined the word 'scientifiction' for the genre, but it lost out to the easier to pronounce 'science fiction.'
    His own writing does not hold up well as literature.
    H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard stopped contributing to his magazines because of his low royalties (a quarter of a cent per word) and tardiness in paying up.
    Lovecraft called him 'Hugo the Rat.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a pioneer in amateur radio and experimental television and founded the radio station WRNY.
    He was an inventor with over 80 patents to his name.
    He used his sci-fi magazines to debunk astrology and quack medical devices.
    He is the namesake for one of the leading sci-fi awards, the Hugo.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying