• Source: 1960 in science fiction

      • The year 1960 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.


      Births and deaths




      = Births

      =
      Dafydd ab Hugh
      Fyodor Berezin
      Eric Brown
      Yuli Burkin
      Daína Chaviano
      Brenda Cooper
      Kelley Eskridge
      Neil Gaiman
      Charles E. Gannon
      Nicola Griffith
      Peter F. Hamilton
      Nalo Hopkinson
      Dave Hutchinson
      Emmanuel Jouanne (d. 2008)
      Steven L. Kent
      Ian McDonald
      Linda Nagata
      Philip Palmer
      Kristine Kathryn Rusch
      Robert J. Sawyer
      Roland C. Wagner (d. 2012)
      Don Webb
      Andrzej Ziemiański


      = Deaths

      =
      Victor Rousseau Emanuel (b. 1879)
      John Russell Fearn (b. 1908)
      Eden Phillpotts (b. 1862)
      John Taine (b. 1883) (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell)


      Literary releases




      = Novels

      =

      Drunkard's Walk by Frederik Pohl, a professor unravels a conspiracy involving free will and predestination.
      Flesh by Philip José Farmer, space explorers return to a future Earth dominated by a fertility cult.
      The High Crusade by Poul Anderson, medieval knights capture an alien spaceship and embark on interstellar adventures.
      Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys, scientists explore a deadly alien artifact on the Moon, facing existential challenges.
      The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley, a man navigates a dystopian society where criminals are exiled to a savage world.
      Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton, a survivor on an alien planet allies with native beings against an alien threat.
      Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham, a biochemist discovers a lichen that slows aging, leading to societal upheaval.
      Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon, a man encounters a future society with unique views on gender and sexuality.
      Vulcan's Hammer by Philip K. Dick, an AI dictatorship faces rebellion and internal conflict.


      = Short stories

      =
      "First Men to the Moon" (novella) by Wernher von Braun


      = Children's books

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      A Mystery for Mr. Bass by Eleanor Cameron, children solve a mystery on the Mushroom Planet.


      Movies




      Awards


      Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.


      See also


      1960 in science


      Notes




      References

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