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unusual facts about ''Astounding Science Fiction''



Ancient Ruins and Archaeology

Portions of the work had previously appeared as articles in the magazines Astounding Science Fiction, Fate, Frontiers, Natural History Magazine, Other Worlds Science Stories, Science Fiction Quarterly, and Travel.

And a Star to Steer Her By

And a Star to Steer Her By is a science fiction short story by G. Harry Stine under the name Lee Correy originally published in the June 1953 edition of Astounding Science Fiction.

Blowups Happen

The story was first published in Astounding Science Fiction in 1940, before any nuclear reactors had ever been built, and for its appearance in the 1946 anthology The Best of Science Fiction, Heinlein made some modifications to reflect how a reactor actually worked.

David Vern Reed

His work also appeared in pulp magazines like Amazing Stories, Fantastic Adventures and Astounding Science Fiction.

Hieronymus machine

The inventions of Hieronymus were championed by Astounding Science Fiction editor John W. Campbell in late 1950s and early 1960s editorials.


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