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Rossi, Marcianus F

Italian born author (1870-1948), probably in US from 1889; he is probably the Marcian F Rossi whose dates are as below. The protagonists of his only sf work, A Trip to Mars (1920 chap), after discussions with Hugo Gernsback and Nikolai Tesla, travel by solar-powered Spaceship to an advanced Mars, in effect a Lost World ruled by ancient Romans; on their return, they utilize an advanced Ray to melt down Turkish and German armaments. [JC]

Filomeno Emanuele Marciano Rossi

born Latina, Italy: 7 October 1870

died Santa Clara, California: 13 October 1948

works

• A Trip to Mars (San Jose, California: Smith McKay, 1920) [chap: pb/]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 18:01 pm on 11 December 2024.
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