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Title
Astounding
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of science fiction
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Nevala-Lee, Alec (Author)
Genre Form
Biographies (LCGFT)
Nonfiction
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (FAST)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Portraits
Geographic Coverage
United States
Classification
LCC: PN3433.8 .N49 2018
DDC: 809.38762 full
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Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Summary
"Astounding is the landmark account of the extraordinary partnership between four controversial writers--John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and L. Ron Hubbard--who set off a revolution in science fiction and forever changed our world"-- Publisher's description.
Table Of Contents
Prologue: Asimov's sword
Part I. Who Goes There? (1907-1937): 1. The boy from another world (1910-1931) ; 2. Three against the gods (1907-1935) ; 3. Two lost souls (1931-1937)
Part II. Golden Age (1937-1941): 4. Brass tacks (1937-1939) ; 5. The analytical laboratory (1938-1940) ; 6. In times to come (1939-1941)
Part III. The Invaders (1941-1945): 7. A cold fury (1941-1944) ; 8. The war of invention (1942-1944) ; 9. From "Deadline" to Hiroshima (1944-1945)
Part IV. The Double Minds (1945-1951): 10. Black magic and the bomb (1945-1949) ; 11. The modern science of mental health (1945-1950) ; 12. The Dianetics epidemic (1950-1951)
Part V. The Last Revolution (1951-1971): 13. A fundamental attack on the problem (1951-1960) ; 14. Strangers in a strange land (1951-1969) ; 15. Twilight (1960-1971)
Epilogue: beyond this horizon.
Authorized Access Point
Nevala-Lee, Alec Astounding