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1950 Where To?

Robert A. Heinlein

First published August 1982
Type Essay

This is an updated/extended version of the original "Where To?" essay from 1952. The "Pandora's Box" essay that appears in "Expanded Universe" explains the revision history in detail, the prose can be summarized like this:
  • "Pandora's Box" was the original title of an article researched and written in 1949 for publication in 1950.
  • The article was then published (possibly with editorial changes) under the title "Where To?".
  • The article was published again in revised form in "The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein". The revision adds footnotes to some (all?) of the 1950 predictions, with new information from the point of view in 1965.
  • The article was revised again for publication in "Expanded Universe". This time the text was changed so that each prediction consists of 3 parts, one for the original prediction from 1950, and two more for comments from 1965 and 1980.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1982 Cover Expanded Universe Ace Books Collection 316
May 1983 Cover Expanded Universe Ace Books Collection 316
May 1983 Cover Expanded Universe Ace Books Collection 316
March 1985 Cover Expanded Universe Ace Books Collection 316
August 1991 Cover Expanded Universe Ace Books Collection 316
March 2015 Cover Expanded Universe: Volume Two Phoenix Pick Collection 46
March 2015 Cover Expanded Universe: Volume Two Phoenix Pick Collection |4
July 2015 Cover Expanded Universe: Volume Two Blackstone Audio Collection |4
April 2023 Cover Expanded Universe: Volume Two CAEZIK SF & Fantasy Collection |4