Great Science Fiction by Scientists

Great Science Fiction by Scientists is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Groff Conklin. It was first published in paperback by Collier Books in 1962; it was reprinted twice in that year and again in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1978.[1]

Great Science Fiction by Scientists
Cover of the first edition.
EditorGroff Conklin
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherCollier Books
Publication date
1962
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages313

The book collects sixteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors who also happened to be actual scientists, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1926-1961 in various science fiction and other magazines.[1]

Contents

Reception

Floyd C. Gale of Galaxy Science Fiction rated the collection 4.5 stars out of five, stating that "Conklin has come up with an engrossing 'idea' anthology".[2]

References

  1. Great Science Fiction by Scientists title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. Gale, Floyd C. (December 1962). "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 190–194.
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