Philip Francis Nowlan

eBook, ePUB

Armageddon-2419 A.D. (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Philip Francis Nowlan (1888 - February 1, 1940) was an American science fiction author, best known as the creator of Buck Rogers. Nowlan's novella "Armageddon-2419 A.D." tells about America in the 25th century, conquered by Hans in 2109 AD and only now beginning to rebel. Sometime after World War I, nearly all the European powers joined forces against the United States. Although the US won the war, both sides were devastated by the conflict. Taking advantage of the chaos that followed, the ''Russian Soviets'' (USSR) joined forces with the ''Mongolians'' to take over Europe. The US collapsed economically and stagnated while the ''Mongolians'' turned against the Russians and defeated them as part of their campaign of world conquest. American efforts to avoid war with the ''Mongols'' failed and in 2109 AD, they attacked the US using fleets of airships armed with disintegrator rays. They attacked from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and down from Canada. After conquering the US and Canada, these ''Airlords of Han'' ruled North America as a province of the world empire from fifteen great cities they established across the continent. They ignored the Americans who were left to fend for themselves in the forests and mountains as their advanced technology prevented the need for slave labor.[1] From time to time, they raid American land "to keep the ''wild'' Americans on the run within the shelter of their forests, and prevent their becoming a menace to the Han civilisation." (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 0.41MB
• FamilySharing(5)

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Philip Francis Nowlan (November 13, 1888 - February 1, 1940) was a science fiction writer best remembered for creating Buck Rogers. On November 13, 1888, Nowlan was born. Nowlan was a member of The Mask and Wig Club at the University of Pennsylvania, where he had important roles in the annual plays between 1907 and 1909. He worked as a newspaper writer after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. Nowlan had eleven children with his wife, Theresa Junker. He went to Bala Cynwyd, a Philadelphia suburb, and conceived and wrote the Buck Rogers comic strip, which was illustrated by Dick Calkins. He continued to write for the strip until 1939. From 1929 through 1967, the comic strip was published. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (sporadically aired from 1932 to 1947), a 1939 movie serial Buck Rogers, a brief 1950-51 television series, and a 1979-1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century were all spin-offs. Nowlan also penned many more novellas for science fiction periodicals, as well as The Girl from Nowhere, a posthumously published mystery. In 1940, he died of a stroke at his home in Bala.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OTB eBook publishing
• Seitenzahl: 93
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783956766916
• Artikelnr.: 42133887