1919 in science fiction
# 1919 in science fiction

The year 1919 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

## Births and deaths

### Births

* October 3 : John Boyd, American writer (died 2013)
* October 15 : Edwin Charles Tubb, British writer (died 2010)
* November 26 : Frederik Pohl, American writer (died 2013)

## Events

* Creation of the French review Sciences et Voyages.

## Awards

The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.

## Literary releases

### Novels

* First publication of (in French) Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox.

## Audiovisual outputs

### Movies

The Harry Houdini serial The Master Mystery featured the first robot in film, called the Automaton.

