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The year 1955 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

Deaths

Nat Schachner (b. 1895)

Literary releases

Novels

The Big Jump by Leigh Brackett, explores the dangers and discoveries of humanity's first faster-than-light space mission.
The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, set in a post-apocalyptic world where telepathic children must hide their abilities.
Earthlight by Arthur C. Clarke, centers on political tensions and a scientific mystery on the Moon.
The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov, time manipulators struggle with the ethical implications of altering history.
Gladiator-At-Law by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth, critiques corporate control and social inequality in a future society.
The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett, post-nuclear war society regresses to agrarian life, shunning technology.
The Magellanic Cloud by Stanisław Lem (in Polish), depicts a space expedition and the challenges of interstellar travel.
Not This August by C. M. Kornbluth, explores a Cold War scenario where the U.S. is occupied by Soviet forces.
Revolt on Alpha C by Robert Silverberg, colonists on a distant planet rebel against an oppressive government.
Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick, a dystopian future where leaders are chosen by random lottery and face constant assassination threats.
Star Guard by Andre Norton, mercenaries from Earth serve alien civilizations in a galactic federation.

Short stories

"The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke

Short story collections

The Martian Way and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov (collection)

Juveniles

Tunnel in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein (juvenile), students must survive on a hostile planet after a survival test goes wrong.

Movies

Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
The Beast with a Million Eyes	David Kramarsky	Paul Birch, Lorna Thayer, Dona Cole, Dick Sargent	United States	Horror ^[1]^[2]^{[nb 1]}
Bride of the Monster	Edward D. Wood Jr.	Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy, Loretta King	United States	Horror
Creature with the Atom Brain	Edward L. Cahn	Richard Denning, Angela Greene, S. John Launer	United States	Crime Horror Thriller ^[3]
Conquest of Space	Byron Haskin	Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy	United States
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues	Dan Milner	Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen	United States	Horror
Day the World Ended	Roger Corman	Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Paul Birch, Touch Connors	United States	Horror
Godzilla Raids Again (a.k.a. Gigantis, the Fire Monster)	Motoyoshi Oda	Hiroshi Koizumi, Minoru Chiaki	Japan	Horror Kaijū (released in U.S. in 1959)
It Came from Beneath the Sea	Robert Gordon	Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis	United States	Horror
Journey to the Beginning of Time	Karel Zeman	Josef Lukáš,Petr Herrmann,Zdeněk Husták,Vladimír Bejval	Czechoslovakia	Dinosaurs
King Dinosaur	Bert I. Gordon	Josef Lukáš,Petr Herrmann,Zdeněk Husták,Vladimír Bejval	United States	Adventure ^[4]^[5]
Half Human	Ishirō Honda	Akira Takarada, Akemi Negishi	Japan	Horror. Japanese version. See 1958 for USA version
The Quatermass Xperiment	Val Guest	Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Richard Wordsworth, Margia Dean	United Kingdom	Horror ^{[nb 2]}
Revenge of the Creature	Jack Arnold	John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield, Nestor Paiva	United States	Horror
Tarantula	Jack Arnold	John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva	United States	Horror
This Island Earth	Jack Arnold, Joseph Newman	Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason	United States	Horror Mystery
Timeslip (a.k.a The Atomic Man (USA))	Ken Hughes	Gene Nelson, Faith Domergue	United Kingdom

Awards

They'd Rather Be Right (also known as The Forever Machine) by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.

Notes

^ Uncredited. There is no hint of other directors on the reel, on air or on AMC TV. Co-directed by Lou Place and Roger Corman.
^ U.S. title: The Creeping Unknown.

References

^ "The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955)". IMDB. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
^ Palmer, Randy (1997). Paul Blaisdell, monster maker: a biography of the B movie makeup and special effects artist. McFarland. pp. 30–32. ISBN 0-7864-0270-9.
^ Weaver, Tom (2003). Double feature creature attack: a monster merger of two more volumes of classic interviews. McFarland. p. 153. ISBN 0-7864-1366-2.
^ Erickson, Hal (2012). "King Dinosaur (1955)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
^ Kinnard, Roy (1988). Beasts and behemoths: prehistoric creatures in the movies. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8108-2062-5.