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Astounding : John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of science fiction

Title
Astounding : John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of science fiction / Alec Nevala-Lee.
Author
Nevala-Lee, Alec
Publication
  • New York : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2018]
  • ©2018

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Description
532 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm
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"--
Alternative Title
John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of science fiction
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Science fiction.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-507) and index.
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.
Call Number
JFE 19-2104
ISBN
  • 9780062571946
  • 006257194X
OCLC
1030279844
Author
Nevala-Lee, Alec, author.
Title
Astounding : John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of science fiction / Alec Nevala-Lee.
Publisher
New York : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-507) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 19-2104
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