Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins)
Books and Stories

See this biography of Philip Frances Nowlan (b. 1888 - d. 1940).

Richard William "Dick" Calkins (b. 1894 – d. 1962) was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and graduated from the Chicago Art Institute, going to work as a cartoonist for the Detroit Free Press. During World War I, Calkins served in the Army Air Service as a pilot and flight instructor.Select a novel or story title to see the inventions from that work:

Buck Rogers, 2430 AD, Not Known, 1929

 

 

 

 

 

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