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

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    • Publication Information:
      First edition.
    • Abstract:
      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"-- Publisher's description.
    • Content Notes:
      Part I. Who goes there? (1907-1937) -- The boy from another world (1910-1931) -- Three against the gods (1907-1935) -- Two lost souls (1931-1937) -- Part II. Golden age (1937-1941) -- Brass tacks (1937-1939) -- The analytical laboratory (1938-1940) -- In times to come (1939-1941) -- Part III. The invaders (1941-1945) -- A cold fury (1941-1944) -- The war of invention (1942-1944) -- From "Deadline" to Hiroshima (1944-1945) -- Part IV. The double minds (1945-1951) -- Black magic and the bomb (1945-1949) -- The modern science of mental health (1945-1950) -- The Dianetics epidemic (1950-1951) -- Part V. The last evolution (1951-1971) -- A fundamental attack on the problem (1951-1960) -- Strangers in a strange land (1951-1969) -- Twilight (1960-1971).
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references (pages [499]-507) and index.
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    • Other Titles:
      John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of science fiction.
    • ISBN:
      9780062571946
      006257194X
    • Accession Number:
      1030279844
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1045170