Garrett P. Serviss
Garrett Putnam Serviss (1851–1929) was an astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer.
Edison's Conquest of Mars is also known as Invasion of Mars (abridged edition, 1969).
Edison's Conquest of Mars was written on commission as a sequel to H. G. Wells's War of the Worlds. It was first serialized in the magazine New York Journal in 30 parts in 1898.