''Great Science Fiction by Scientists'' is an
anthology of
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 uni ...
short stories edited by
Groff Conklin
Edward Groff Conklin (September 6, 1904 – July 19, 1968) was an American science fiction anthologist. He edited 40 anthologies of science fiction, one of mystery stories (co-edited with physician Noah Fabricant), wrote books on home improvemen ...
. It was first published in paperback by
Collier Books
Crowell-Collier Publishing Company was an American publisher that owned the popular magazines '' Collier's'', ''Woman's Home Companion'' and ''The American Magazine''. Crowell's subsidiary, P.F. Collier and Son, published '' Collier's Encyclopedi ...
in 1962; it was reprinted twice in that year and again in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1978.
The book collects sixteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors who also happened to be actual scientists, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1926-1961 in various science fiction and other magazines.
Contents
*"On Science Fiction by Scientists" (
Groff Conklin
Edward Groff Conklin (September 6, 1904 – July 19, 1968) was an American science fiction anthologist. He edited 40 anthologies of science fiction, one of mystery stories (co-edited with physician Noah Fabricant), wrote books on home improvemen ...
)
*"
What If ..." (
Isaac Asimov)
*"The Ultimate Catalyst" (
Eric Temple Bell
Eric Temple Bell (7 February 1883 – 21 December 1960) was a Scottish-born mathematician and science fiction writer who lived in the United States for most of his life. He published non-fiction using his given name and fiction as John Tain ...
)
*"The Gostak and the Doshes" (
Miles J. Breuer, M.D.)
*"Summertime on Icarus" (
Arthur C. Clarke)
*"The Neutrino Bomb" (
Ralph S. Cooper)
*"Last Year's Grave Undug" (
Chan Davis)
*"The Gold-Makers" (
J. B. S. Haldane
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (; 5 November 18921 December 1964), nicknamed "Jack" or "JBS", was a British-Indian scientist who worked in physiology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and mathematics. With innovative use of statistics in biolog ...
)
*"The Tissue-Culture King" (Julian Huxley)
*"A Martian Adventure" (Willy Ley)
*"Learning Theory" (James V. McConnell, James McConnell)
*"The Mother of Necessity" (Chad Oliver)
*"John Sze's Future" (John R. Pierce)
*"Kid Anderson" (Robert S. Richardson)
*"Pilot Lights of the Apocalypse" (Louis Ridenour, Dr. Louis N. Ridenour)
*"Grand Central Terminal" (Leo Szilard)
*"The Brain" (Norbert Wiener)
Reception
Floyd C. Gale of ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' rated the collection 4.5 stars out of five, stating that "Conklin has come up with an engrossing 'idea' anthology".
References
External links
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1962 anthologies
Science fiction anthologies
Groff Conklin anthologies