The Mightiest Machine
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| The Mightiest Machine | |
 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author | John W. Campbell, Jr. |
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| Illustrator | R. Pailthorpe |
| Cover artist | Betty Wells Halladay |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | The Hadley Publishing Co. |
| Publication date | 1947 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 228 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC | 2737057 |
| Followed by | The Incredible Planet |
The Mightiest Machine is a science fiction novel by author John W. Campbell, Jr. It was published in book form in 1947 by The Hadley Publishing Co. in an edition of 1,200 copies. The novel was originally serialized in 5 parts the magazine Astounding beginning with the December 1934 issue.
[edit] Plot introduction
This space opera novel concerns the harnessing of energy from the sun and encounters with aliens.
[edit] Publication history
- 1934, USA, Astounding, Pub date December 1934, serialized magazine publication in 5 parts
- 1947, USA, The Hadley Publishing Co. OCLC 2737057, Pub date 1947, Hardback
- 1955, Italy, Urania, Pub date July 1955, magazine publication as I figli di Mu
- 1960, Germany, Terra, Pub date 1960 OCLC 73291407, Hardback, as Das unglaubliche System
- 1962, France, Presence du Futur OCLC 77464106, Pub date 1962, Hardback, as La Machine Suprème
- 1965, USA, Ace Books OCLC 534681, Pub date 1965, Paperback
[edit] References
- nooSFere. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 343.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 88. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
