Edward Elmar “Doc” Smith is the founder of the “space opera” genre, the “forerunner” of the “golden age” of American science fiction. Heinlein, Asimov, Van Vogt - and many, many other classic masters of science fiction - grew up on his books. FictionE.E. Traditional in the best sense of the word, Smith's Doc remains as entertaining today as it was decades ago. The central place in the creative heritage of this great science fiction writer is occupied by the large-scale series “Lensman” - a saga about galactic wars in the distant future.