Astounding Science-Fiction, January 1941

Astounding/Analog

by John W. Campbell Jr. (Editor), Robert A. Heinlein, Anson MacDonald (Pseudonym)

Vol 26, No 5.

Contents:
5 • Invention • [Editorial (Astounding)] • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor]
9 • Sixth Column (Part 1 of 3) • serial by Robert A. Heinlein [as by Anson MacDonald]
42 • The Day We Celebrate • short story by Nelson S. Bond
54 • The Mechanical Mice • novelette by Maurice G. Hugi and Eric Frank Russell [as by Maurice G. Hugi]
73 • In Times to Come (Astounding, January 1941) • [In Times to Come (Astounding)] • essay by The Editor
73 • The Analytical Laboratory: November 1940 (Astounding, January 1941) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor
74 • The Traitor • [Kilkenny Cats] • novelette by L. Ron Hubbard [as by Kurt von Rachen]
90 • Starting Point • essay by Norman R. Goldsmith
103 • Lost Rocket • short story by Manly Wade Wellman
115 • Book Review (Astounding, January 1941) • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr.
116 • The Opportunists • short story by E. A. Grosser
128 • Doom Ship • novelette by Harry Walton
155 •  Letter (Astounding, January 1941) • essay by Bill Stoy
155 • Brass Tacks (Astounding, January 1941) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by The Editor
155 •  Letter (Astounding, January 1941) • essay by Paul A. Carter [as by Paul Carter]
156 •  Letter (Astounding, January 1941) • essay by Ralph Williams (I)
157 • Science Discussions (Astounding, January 1941) • essay by The Editor
158 •  Letter (Astounding, January 1941) • [Letters: Isaac Asimov] • essay by Isaac Asimov
160 • Dead--and Embalmed • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by Arthur McCann].

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164 pages, pulp magazine

First published January 1, 1941

About the author

John Wood Campbell, Jr. was an influential figure in American science fiction. As editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact), from late 1937 until his death, he is generally credited with shaping the so-called Golden Age of Science Fiction.

Isaac Asimov called Campbell "the most powerful force in science fiction ever, and for the first ten years of his editorship he dominated the field completely."

As a writer, Campbell published super-science space opera under his own name and moody, less pulpish stories as Don A. Stuart. He stopped writing fiction after he became editor of Astounding.

Known Pseudonyms/Alternate Names:

Don A. Stuart
Karl van Campen
John Campbell
J. W. C., Jr.
John W. Campbell
John Wood Campbell

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

A (excellent):

Sixth Column (pt 1 of 3) by Anson MacDonald (Robert Heinlein)

B (very good):

The Day We Celebrate by Nelson S. Bond

C (average):

The Mechanical Mice by Eric Frank Russell & Maurice G. Hugi
Doom Ship by Harry Walton
The Traitor by Kurt von Rachen (L. Ron Hubbard)
Lost Rocket by Manly Wade Wellman

D (poor):

The Opportunists by E. A. Grosser