Contents: Optical Instruments / essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. Nightfall / Isaac Asimov; interior artwork by Kolliker & Paul Orban Adam and No Eve / Alfred Bester; interior artwork by Charles Schneeman The Sea King's Armored Division (Part 1 of 2) / essay by L. Sprague de Camp Short-Circuited Probability / Norman L. Knight; interior artwork by Kolliker Mission / Myer Krulfeld; interior artwork by Frank Kramer Test of the Gods / Raymond F. Jones; interior artwork by Kolliker Elsewhen / Caleb Saunders (i.e. Robert A. Heinlein); interior artwork by Frank Kramer We're Not All Human / essay by John W. Campbell Jr. Brass Tacks / essay by The Editor Methuselah's Children (Part 3 of 3) / serial by Robert A. Heinlein
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
