Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
249 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction: To be the first / Isaac Asimov -- Antimatter (1937): Minus planet / John D. Clark, Ph.D. -- Clone (1952): Yesterday house / Fritz Leiber -- Collapsed stars (1966): Neutron star / Larry Niven -- Cosmic disaster (1839): Conversation of Eiros and Charmion / Edgar Allan Poe -- Earth inherited by other mammals (1938): Faithful / Lester del Rey -- Generation starship (1940): Voyage that lasted 600 years / Don Wilcox -- Home computer (1946): Logic named Joe / Murray Leinster -- Invisibility (1859): What was it? / Fitz-James O'Brien -- Microcosmic world (1858): Diamond lens / Fitz-James O'Brien -- Overpopulation (1954): Test / Richard Matheson -- Solar power from satellites (1941): Reason / Isaac Asimov -- Tank (1903): Land ironclads / H.G. Wells. |
Subject |
Science fiction, American.
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Added Author |
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992.
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Waugh, Charles G. (Charles Gordon), 1943-
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Greenberg, Martin Harry.
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Added Title |
Best science fiction firsts. |
ISBN |
082530184X: $17.95 |
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