Serviss was born in upstate New York and majored in science at Cornell University .
Garrett Putnam Serviss ( March 24 , 1851 -- May 25 , 1929 ) was an American astronomer , popularizer of astronomy , and early science fiction writer .
astronomer was born in upstate New York and majored in science at Cornell University .
Garrett Putnam Serviss ( March 24 , 1851 -- May 25 , 1929 ) was an American astronomer , popularizer of astronomy , and early science fiction writer .