author
Hans Dominik
1872–1945
A trained engineer who turned science into adventure, he became one of Germany’s best-known early science-fiction writers. His novels mixed bold inventions, technical curiosity, and fast-moving plots that helped bring futuristic storytelling to a wide readership.
2 Audiobooks
Die Reise zum Mars
by Hans Dominik
Die Macht der Drei: Ein Roman aus dem Jahre 1955
by Hans Dominik
About the author
Born in Zwickau in 1872, Hans Dominik worked as an engineer, science journalist, and author. He is chiefly remembered for popularizing science and technology through fiction as well as non-fiction, bringing technical ideas to readers in a lively, accessible way.
His reputation grew through futuristic novels that blended engineering know-how with suspense and speculation. That combination made him an important figure in early German science fiction, especially for readers drawn to stories where invention and modern technology drive the action.
Dominik died in Berlin in 1945. Today he is often described as a pioneer of German popular science fiction, notable for linking scientific imagination with the concerns and excitement of the machine age.