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1. the hugo award was named for gernsback

Fri Aug 16, 2024, 07:54 AM

Aug 2024

my 16 year old self got a nice, encouraging, rejection letter from him at amazing stories.

i'll have to find that one among the other thousands.

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On this day, August 16, 1884, Hugo Gernsback was born. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 OP

the hugo award was named for gernsback rampartd Aug 2024 #1

Inventor of the Apple goggle-vision thingy? 3Hotdogs Aug 2024 #2

Long time fan of Hugo Inkey Aug 2024 #3

Thanks to him and others nitpicked Aug 2024 #4