One among the earliest Russian science-fiction novelists of the Soviet era.
Alexander Romanovich Belyaev was born on in Smolensk, Russian Empire. Lawyer by trade, Mr.Belyaev did not start writing until his thirties when he fell ill with tuberculosis. After unsuccesful treatment, the infection has spread to his spine and left his legs paralysed. It is during this time that Mr.Belyaev became aquainted with the works of Jules Verne, H.G.Wells and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (to whom he later dedicated the novel "The Star K.E.T.") that have motivated him to start writing poetry and later science-fiction.
Alexander Belyaevs books are focus on space and scientific exploration, adventure explore topics of ethics, the purpose of life, the duality of good and evil.
Aleander Romanovich Belyaev died of starvation on in Nazi-ocupied city of Pushkin.
Quite possibly the beginning of Soviet science fiction.
A legacy of 17 Novels and countless short stories.
Out of 17 novels Alexander Belyaev has written during his short life 7 have been adapted to film while others have gained a cult status in the science fiction circles. The three most well know works include: •Professor Dowell's Head A classic tale of a mad professor and his even madder assistant experimenting with sustaining a decapitated head's life and conciousness. •The Amphibian Man A story about a boy endowed with both a set lungs and gils. WHile able to live both above and bellow the watter, the boy has to make a decission which world he wants to belong to. •Ariel A tale about a young boy gaining the ability to fly but falling pray to criminals wanting to leverage his power for themselves.
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This tribute page to one of my favorite writers I read as a child was created as part of the freeCodeCamp.org coding program. My main goal was to create a stunning micro-website with mobile compatability using nothing more then HTML5 and CSS3. A special "thank you" goes to Mary Lou from tympanus.net for here great tutorial on CSS-only responsive layout.
