T. O'Conor Sloane

T. O'Conor Sloane

T(homas) O'Conor Sloane (November 21, 1851- August 7,1940) was the editor of "Amazing Stories" from 1929 through 1938, when publisher Ziff-Davis moved production of the magazine to Chicago and named Raymond A. Palmer as Sloane's successor.

Sloane was involved with "Amazing Stories" from the very beginning, serving as Hugo Gernsback's managing editor. His own role in the magazine production grew and in 1929, he was named editor. Shortly after, in an editorial, he wrote that he believed that man would never achieve spaceflight. Nevertheless, he published first stories by luminaries such as Jack Williamson, John W. Campbell, Jr., Clifford D. Simak, and E.E. "Doc" Smith. His skills as an editor were debatable, and he was a slow respondent. Furthermore, Ziff-Davis's payment rates and policies caused many of its more successful authors to sell their stories to competitors.

Dr. Sloane was the author of "The Standard Electrical Dictionary", first published in 1892 (which sold for US$3.00 in 1897), as well as "How to become a Successful Electrician", "Arithmetic of Electricity", "Electricity Simplified" and "Electric Toy Making". He held an A.M., an E.M. and a Ph.D.. [cite news | last = Davis & Sanford | title = Dr. T.O'c. Sloane, Scientist, Author | pages =19 | publisher = The New York Times | date =August 8 1940 Inventor of the Self-Recording Photometer for Gas Power Dies in South Orange. Wrote Technical Books. Ex-Associate Editor of Science and Invention Translated Foreign Works as Hobby ]

Sloane's son was married to Thomas Alva Edison's daughter.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • T. O'Conor Sloane — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sloane. T. O Conor Sloane (né le 21 novembre 1851 mort le 7 août 1940 (à 88 ans)) était un éditeur de science fiction et un scientifique américain. De 1929 à 1938, il dirigea le magazine… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sloane — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Personnage de fiction 3 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Charles O'Conor —     ♦ Charles O Conor     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Charles O Conor     Charles O Conor was born in the city of New York, 22 January, 1804; died at Nantucket, Mass., 12 May, 1884. His father, Thomas O Conor, who came to New York from Ireland in… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Amazing Stories — was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback s Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Before Amazing , science fiction stories had made regular appearance in… …   Wikipedia

  • Permanentgas — Als Permanentgase oder auch permanente Gase bezeichnet man heute vor allem in der Gasanalytik eine Gruppe von Gasen, der hauptsächlich Wasserstoff, Sauerstoff und Stickstoff zugerechnet werden, seltener auch Methan, Kohlenmonoxid und Kohlendioxid …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • E. E. Smith — For other people named Edward Smith, see Edward Smith (disambiguation). This article is about the author. For the Lt. Governor of Minnesota, see Edward Everett Smith. Edward Elmer Smith Born Edward Elmer Smith May 2, 1890(1890 05 02) Sheboygan,… …   Wikipedia

  • Photo-Secession — The Photo Secession was a movement in photography away from photography as an objective science. The group of photographers, led by Alfred Stieglitz and F. Holland Day in the early 1900s, espoused the principles of Pictorialism, which held that… …   Wikipedia

  • Amazing Stories — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Amazing Stories (homonymie). Amazing Stories Pays États Unis Langue …   Wikipédia en Français

  • E. E. Smith — Edward Elmer Smith Pour les articles homonymes, voir Smith. Edward Elmer Smith Activité(s) romancier Naissance 2 mai 1890 Décès 31 août 1965 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Edward Elmer Smith — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Smith. Edward Elmer Smith Activités romancier Naissance 2 mai 1890 Sheboygan, Wisconsin …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”