Arthur Porges

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Arthur Porges [pórdžIs], (20 August 1915, Chicago, Illinois – 12 May 2006) was an American author of numerous short stories, most notably in the 1950s and 1960s, though he continued to publish stories until his death.

Porges was most prolific during the mid-twentieth century, publishing most frequently in mystery magazines.

Perhaps his best-known story is "The Ruum", in which a human is chased by an indestructible alien machine designed to capture specimens and keep them in suspended animation. Porges wrote in several genres, with his science fiction/fantasy and mystery stories being most celebrated. His output of short stories numbers in the hundreds.

A collection of short stories, The Mirror and Other Strange Reflections (ISBN 1-55310-044-1) was published in 2002 by Ash-Tree Press.

[edit] Adaptations

The 7th episode, filmed in 1982, of the Soviet science fiction TV series This Fantastic World was based on one of the finest science fiction stories by Porges, the "Priceless Possession" and Oleg Lukyanov's story "Uncertainty Principle"^[1]