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John W. Campbell

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born

June 08, 1910 in Newark, New Jersey, The United States

died

July 11, 1971

gender

male

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

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John Wood Campbell, Jr. (June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971) was an influential figure in American science fiction. As editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact), from late 1937 until his death, he is generally credited with shaping the so-called Golden Age of Science Fiction.
Isaac Asimov called Campbell "the most powerful force in science fiction ever, and for the first ten years of his editorship he dominated the field completely."

As a writer, Campbell published super-science space opera under his own name and moody, less pulpish stories as Don A. Stuart. He stopped writing fiction after he became editor of Astounding.

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Books by John W. Campbell

Average rating: 4.04 · 2,388 ratings · 229 reviews · 142 distinct works

	Who Goes There? and Other Stories 3.89 avg rating — 646 ratings — published 1948 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, William F. Nolan (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.62 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 1938 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Best of John W. Campbell 3.98 avg rating — 54 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell, John Campbell, Jr. 3.27 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1930 — 34 editions	My rating:
	Invaders from the Infinite 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1932 — 32 editions	My rating:
	Moon is Hell! 3.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1951 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Astounding Tales of Space and Time 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1957	My rating:
	Analog Science Fiction and Fact, 1967 December (Volume LXXX, No. 4) by John W. Campbell (Editor), Christopher Anvil, Mack Reynolds 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1967	My rating:
	Analog Science Fiction and Fact, 1967 October (Volume LXXX, No. 2) by John W. Campbell (Editor), Carroll M. Capps, J.T. McIntosh 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1967	My rating:
	The Ultimate Weapon 2.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1936 — 15 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by John W. Campbell

“Write me a creature that thinks as well as a man or better than a man, but not like a man.”
― John W. Campbell

tags: fantasy , horror , science-fiction

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