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Forrest J Ackerman, the Man Who Coined Term ‘Sci-Fi,’ Dies at 92

Forrest J Ackerman, the magazine editor who discovered science fiction author Ray Bradbury and is credited with coining the term “sci-fi,” died Thursday at his Los Angeles home. He was 92. Ackerman, the founding editor of pulp mag Famous Monsters of Filmland, helped Bradbury start his own sci-fi publication, Futuria Fantasia. Ackerman even paid the young writer’s way to a pivotal meeting that Bradbury credited with launching his career, according to the Associated Press. Ackerman said he

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Forrest J Ackerman, the Man Who Coined Term ‘Sci-Fi,’ Dies at 92