#11 - John W. Campbell and the Golden Age of Sci-Fi

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John W. Campbell was the controversial longtime editor of Astounding Science Fiction who single-handedly directed the course of science fiction in the 1940s, a time that is not called the "golden age of sci-fi." However, I argue the golden age continued through the 1950s as writers who got their start under Campbell began publishing on their own. Book recommendation: Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement. Robert Silverberg on the golden age. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database's "Most-Viewed Short Fiction." Cory Doctorow on Campbell. My essay on "The Cold Equations."

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