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E.E. 'Doc' Smith
Books and Stories
Edward Elmer Smith (1890-1965) was the science fiction author who wrote the Lensman series and the Skylark series. He was born in Idaho; he received his doctorate in Chemical Engineering from George Washington University in 1919. He worked as a 'food technologist' for the Dawn Doughnut Company, then worked for the US Army from 1941-1945. His novels are considered by most fans to be the progenitors of the 'space opera' genre; Smith himself stated that he preferred to invent fictional technologies that are not strictly impossible.Select a novel or story title to see the inventions from that work:
First Lensman, Fantasy Press, 1950
Galactic Patrol, Street and Smith, 1937
Gray Lensman, Astounding Science Fiction, 1942
Robot Nemesis, Thrilling Wonder Stories, 1939
Skylark of Valeron, Astounding, 1934
Skylark Three, Amazing Stories, 1930
Spacehounds of IPC, Amazing Stories, 1931
Subspace Explorers, Not Known, 1965
The Skylark of Space, Amazing Stories, 1928
Triplanetary, Not known, 1934
Vortex Blaster, Comet, 1941
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