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Cover of Astounding Science Fiction, February 1950

Astounding Science Fiction, February 1950

February 1950

Editor John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover art Hubert Rogers
Publisher Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Price $0.25
Pages 164
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Vol 44, No 6. Untitled cover signed Hubert Rogers at lower right corner. Attributions for art use the most complete form of the artist's name found in this issue. The full text and images of this edition are available at The Internet Archive, see web page for link.
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Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
4 Essay Non Fiction Interplanetary Balloons The Editor
5 Serial Fiction To the Stars (Part 1 of 2) L. Ron Hubbard
45 Essay Non Fiction In Times to Come (Astounding, February 1950) The Editor
46 Short Fiction Fiction The Perfect Weapon Poul Anderson
56 Short Fiction Fiction The Sound A. E. van Vogt
77 Short Fiction Fiction Suburban Frontiers Roger Flint Young
97 Essay Non Fiction The Analytical Laboratory: November 1949 (Astounding, February 1950) The Editor
98 Short Fiction Fiction Number Nine Cleve Cartmill
107 Short Fiction Fiction And Be Merry ... Katherine MacLean
124 Review Non Fiction A Martian Odyssey and Others P. Schuyler Miller & Stanley G. Weinbaum
124 Essay Non Fiction Book Reviews (Astounding, February 1950) various
124 Review Non Fiction The Science and Engineering of Nuclear Power, Vol. II Milton A. Rothman & Clark Goodman
126 Review Non Fiction Triton Weaver Wright & L. Ron Hubbard
128 Essay Non Fiction Ergodic Prediction J. J. Coupling
132 Essay Non Fiction Brass Tacks (Astounding, February 1950) The Editor
132 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1950): Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Court Is Now in Session! Michael Storm
134 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1950): We Had Never Added Up That Story Total. Didn't Realize That Twenty Full Years of Publication Came to Quite Such an Impressive Total! Rudolph W. Preisendorfer
136 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1950): Shiras Just Isn't a Story-a-Month Writer. There Are More Coming Up; Just Give Us a Chance! C. W. Van Tilburg
137 Short Fiction Fiction Promised Land Lawrence O'Donnell
133|133.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1950): Guess We Can't Even Keep Up These Days—Let Alone Get Ahead of the Game! However, the Calculator Having the Greatest Known Capacity, Already in Quantity Production, Is the Twelve Billion Relay Calculator in Your Skull! H. T. Rowe
133|133.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1950): "Thank You" Note! J. J. Hillen

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction - 1950 John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover Art Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction, February 1950 Hubert Rogers
5 Interior Art Non Fiction To the Stars (Part 1 of 2) Hubert Rogers
13 Interior Art Non Fiction To the Stars (Part 1 of 2) [2] Hubert Rogers
22 Interior Art Non Fiction To the Stars (Part 1 of 2) [3] Hubert Rogers
32 Interior Art Non Fiction To the Stars (Part 1 of 2) [4] Hubert Rogers
41 Interior Art Non Fiction To the Stars (Part 1 of 2) [5] Hubert Rogers
47 Interior Art Non Fiction The Perfect Weapon Hicks
56 Interior Art Non Fiction The Sound Brush
61 Interior Art Non Fiction The Sound [2] Brush
68 Interior Art Non Fiction The Sound [3] Brush
73 Interior Art Non Fiction The Sound [4] Brush
77 Interior Art Non Fiction Suburban Frontiers Hicks
84 Interior Art Non Fiction Suburban Frontiers [2] Hicks
93 Interior Art Non Fiction Suburban Frontiers [3] Hicks
99 Interior Art Non Fiction Number Nine Brush
107 Interior Art Non Fiction And Be Merry ... Ward
115 Interior Art Non Fiction And Be Merry ... [2] Ward
132 Interior Art Non Fiction Brass Tacks Edd Cartier
139 Interior Art Non Fiction Promised Land Cartier
146 Interior Art Non Fiction Promised Land [2] Cartier
155 Interior Art Non Fiction Promised Land [3] Cartier