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Philip Francis Nowlan
1888–1940
Best known as the creator of Buck Rogers, he helped shape early science fiction with fast-moving adventures that sent readers into the 25th century. His stories mixed pulp energy with big futuristic ideas that would echo through comics, radio, and film.
2 Audiobooks
Armageddon—2419 A.D.
by Philip Francis Nowlan
The Airlords of Han
by Philip Francis Nowlan
About the author
Born in 1888 and active during the great era of pulp magazines, Philip Francis Nowlan was an American writer whose name is most closely tied to the birth of one of science fiction's most enduring heroes: Buck Rogers.
His novella Armageddon 2419 A.D. appeared in Amazing Stories in 1928, followed by The Airlords of Han, and those tales introduced Anthony "Buck" Rogers to readers. The character quickly grew beyond the page and became a major part of popular culture through comic strips and other adaptations, helping bring science fiction to a wide mass audience.
Nowlan died in 1940, but his influence lasted far beyond his lifetime. Even today, he is remembered as one of the early writers who helped turn futuristic adventure into a lasting American tradition.