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Cover of Astounding Science Fiction, May 1953

Astounding Science Fiction, May 1953

May 1953

Editor John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover art Baer
Publisher Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Price $0.35
Pages 164
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Vol 51, No 3. Cover illustration for "Space, Time and Education", subject mentioned in "In Times to Come" April 1953 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)
6 Essay Non Fiction Thinking Machine The Editor
9 Essay Non Fiction Space, Time and Education John E. Arnold
26 Short Fiction Fiction Medicine Show Robert Moore Williams
47 Essay Non Fiction The Analytical Laboratory: February 1953 (Astounding, May 1953) The Editor
48 Short Fiction Fiction Multifarious Algis Budrys
58 Short Fiction Fiction Lady with a Past Irving E. Cox, Jr.
74 Essay Non Fiction Pi Equals Anything But 3.14159 ... uncredited
75 Short Fiction Fiction Operating Instructions Robert Sheckley
90 Serial Fiction Mission of Gravity (Part 2 of 4) Hal Clement
140 Essay Non Fiction The Reference Library: First Reader (Astounding, May 1953) P. Schuyler Miller
141 Review Non Fiction Physics and Medicine of the Upper Atmosphere P. Schuyler Miller & Otis Benson & Clayton S. White
144 Review Non Fiction Drome P. Schuyler Miller & John Martin Leahy
145 Review Non Fiction Space Hawk P. Schuyler Miller & Anthony Gilmore
146 Review Non Fiction The Currents of Space P. Schuyler Miller & Isaac Asimov
147 Review Non Fiction 998 P. Schuyler Miller & Edward Hyams
148 Review Non Fiction The Rolling Stones P. Schuyler Miller & Robert A. Heinlein
149 Review Non Fiction The Titan P. Schuyler Miller & P. Schuyler Miller
150 Review Non Fiction The Red Peri P. Schuyler Miller & Stanley G. Weinbaum
152 Essay Non Fiction Brass Tacks (Astounding, May 1953) uncredited
154 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, May 1953) Brice L. Ward, Jr.
155 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, May 1953) Julius Lucoff
156 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, May 1953) Henry Moskowitz
157 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, May 1953) Herbert Taylor
158 Poem Fiction Celestial Mechanics Herbert Taylor
159 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, May 1953) Gary D. Gordon
160 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, May 1953) R. Hodgers
152|152.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, May 1953) Marshall E. Parry
153|153.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, May 1953) Philip C. Bolger
153|153.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, May 1953) John Gilson

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction - 1953 John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover Art Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction, May 1953 Baer
26 Interior Art Non Fiction Medicine Show Dreany
35 Interior Art Non Fiction Medicine Show [2] Dreany
48 Interior Art Non Fiction Multifarious Pawelka
58 Interior Art Non Fiction Lady with a Past Orban
67 Interior Art Non Fiction Lady with a Past [2] Orban
75 Interior Art Non Fiction Operating Instructions Schecterson
83 Interior Art Non Fiction Operating Instructions [2] Schecterson
90 Interior Art Non Fiction Mission of Gravity (Part 2 of 4) Van Dongen
100 Interior Art Non Fiction Mission of Gravity (Part 2 of 4) [2] Van Dongen
109 Interior Art Non Fiction Mission of Gravity (Part 2 of 4) [3] Van Dongen
119 Interior Art Non Fiction Mission of Gravity (Part 2 of 4) [4] Van Dongen
128 Interior Art Non Fiction Mission of Gravity (Part 2 of 4) [5] Van Dongen
152 Interior Art Non Fiction Brass Tacks Edd Cartier