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Experimenter was a technical publication published by Hugo Gernsback's
Experimenter Publishing Company. It occassionally, and with increasing
regularity, published stories that would eventually become known
as science fiction. Its first issue was printed in May, 1913. The
publication changed titles to Science and Invention with the August,
1920 issue and ceased publication with the August, 1931 issue.
Both
publications featured cover art that was often of a science fictional
or fantastical nature and, just prior to introducing Amazing Stories,
Gernsback published a special 'scientification' issue of Science
and Invention. Acceptance of this special was high and confirmed
Gernsback's theory that a regular magazine devoted entirely to such
fiction would be well received. |