Astounding : John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the golden age of science fiction

Nevala-Lee, Alec, author.

2018, Book , 532 pages :

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Summary/Review: The Metaphysical Club meets The Secret History of Wonder Woman in this group biography of four eccentric visionaries, John Campbell, Robert Heinlen, I more...

Summary/Review: The Metaphysical Club meets The Secret History of Wonder Woman in this group biography of four eccentric visionaries, John Campbell, Robert Heinlen, Isaac Asimov, and L. Ron Hubbard, who would give birth to the genre of science fiction and change the culture indelibly.

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Publication information:	[New York, NY] : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2018]
ISBN:	9780062571946
Language:	English
Record ID:	3669112
Format:	Regular Print Book
Physical description:	532 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Date acquired:	March 19, 2018
More creator details:	Alec Nevala-Lee.
Contents note:	Prologue: Asimov's sword -- Part I. Who Goes There? (1907-1937): 1. The boy from another world (1910-1931) ; 2. Three against the gods (1907-1935) ; 3. Two lost souls (1931-1937) -- Part II. Golden Age (1937-1941): 4. Brass tacks (1937-1939) ; 5. The analytical laboratory (1938-1940) ; 6. In times to come (1939-1941) -- Part III. The Invaders (1941-1945): 7. A cold fury (1941-1944) ; 8. The war of invention (1942-1944) ; 9. From "Deadline" to Hiroshima (1944-1945) -- Part IV. The Double Minds (1945-1951): 10. Black magic and the bomb (1945-1949) ; 11. The modern science of mental health (1945-1950) ; 12. The Dianetics epidemic (1950-1951) -- Part V. The Last Revolution (1951-1971): 13. A fundamental attack on the problem (1951-1960) ; 14. Strangers in a strange land (1951-1969) ; 15. Twilight (1960-1971) -- Epilogue: beyond this horizon.

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