20th century in literature fiction fluctuate between the two. Largely ignored by mainstream literary criticism for the most of the century, these genres developed their own establishments and critical awards; these include the "Nebula Award" (since 1965), the "British Fantasy Award" (since 1971) or the "Mythopoeic Awards" (since 1971). Towards the end of the 20th century, electronic literature developed due to the development of hypertext and later the world wide web. The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded annually throughout the century (with the exception of 1914, 1918, 1935 and 1940–1943), the first laureate (1901) being Sully Prudhomme. The New York Times Best Seller
Henry Sully the Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice. In 1737, another one of his books was published: "Illustrations de Règle artificielle du temps, traité de la division naturelle et artificielle du temps...". Henry Sully Henry Sully (1680–1729) was an English clockmaker. He lived for many years in France. He invented a marine clock to determine longitude accurately, a sophisticated pendulum clock. He presented a first "Montre de la Mer" in 1716 to the French Académie des Sciences. He was the first to develop chronometer in Paris. In 1718, Henry Sully established a watch factory in Versailles. He presented two new models in 1723. In