"Inheritance" is a

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, which was first published in 1947 in ''

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'', no. 3, as by 'Charles Willis'. It was subsequently published in the British edition of ''

Astounding Science Fiction ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...

'' in 1949, and as part of a short story collection in '' Expedition to Earth'' in 1953. It is a science-fiction story about two spaceship accidents involving a test pilot. The story contains elements which might be construed as supernatural. The title refers to a son who takes up his father's profession. An interesting coincidence about this story from the 1940s is that the main payload rocket involved in the first accident is described in ways very similar to modern-day space shuttles.

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* Short stories by Arthur C. Clarke 1948 short stories {{1940s-sf-story-stub