1920 in science fiction
# 1920 in science fiction

The year 1920 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

## Births and deaths

### Births

* January 2: Isaac Asimov, American writer, (died 1992).
* May 9:
   * William Tenn, American writer (died 2010)
   * Richard George Adams, British writer (died 2016)
* June 13: Walter Ernsting, German writer, (died 2005)
* August 22: Ray Bradbury, American writer (died 2012)
* October 8: Frank Herbert, American writer (died 1986)
* Peter Phillips, British writer (died 2012)

## Awards

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

## Literary releases

### Novels

* We, novel by Yevgeny Zamyatin.
* A Voyage to Arcturus, novel by David Lindsay.
* (in French) Le Formidable Événement, novel by Maurice Leblanc.
* City of Endless Night, novel by Milo Hastings.

### Short stories

The Comet, short story by W. E. B. Du Bois

## Audiovisual outputs

### Movies

* Algol, by Hans Werckmeister.
* The Head of Janus, by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.
