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It Was Nothing—Really!

Theodore Sturgeon

First published March 1971
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

A scientist develops a miraculous new material but realizes the difficulties of introducing it to the world so that it makes a positive impact.

First published in Knight, November 1969.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1971 Cover Sturgeon Is Alive and Well ...: A Collection of Short Stories G. P. Putnam's Sons Collection 149
May 1971 Cover Sturgeon Is Alive and Well ... G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC Collection 137
August 1971 Cover Sturgeon Is Alive and Well ... Berkley Medallion Collection 152
1974 Cover Sein Name war Mensch Goldmann Collection |5
1975 Cover Antigrav Arrow Books Anthology 32
April 1975 Cover Antigrav Hutchinson Anthology 32
March 1976 Cover Antigrav: Cosmic Comedies by SF Masters Taplinger Anthology 32
January 1978 Cover Sturgeon Is Alive and Well ... Pocket Books Collection 131
January 1978 Cover Sturgeon Is Alive and Well ... Pocket Books Collection 131
March 1987 Cover Die Zukunft spinnt Goldmann Anthology 146
November 1999 Cover Lo scrigno delle 15 perle Editrice Nord Collection 31
July 2007 Cover The Nail and the Oracle North Atlantic Books Collection 223
April 2013 Cover The Nail and the Oracle North Atlantic Books Collection |223
September 2013 Cover The Nail and the Oracle Gateway / Orion Collection