Hugo Gernsback America Quotations

I started the movement of SF in America in 1908 through my first magazine, 'MODERN ELECTRICS.' At that time it was an experiment. Science fiction authors were scarce. There were not a dozen worth mentioning in the entire world

Let it be understood, in the first place, that a science fiction story must be an exposition of a scientific theme and it must be also a story.

You have a perfect right to use your imagination as you will in developing the principles, but the fundamental scientific theory must be correct.