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John W. Campbell Jr.

Born

in Newark, New Jersey, The United States

June 08, 1910

Died

July 11, 1971

Genre

Science Fiction

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John Wood Campbell, Jr. 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.

Known Pseudonyms/Alternate Names:

Don A. Stuart
Karl van Campen
John Campbell
J. W. C., Jr.
John W. Campbell
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John W. Campbell Jr.’s books

Average rating: 3.89 · 26,722 ratings · 2,458 reviews · 441 distinct works • Similar authors

	Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr., William F. Nolan (Introduction) 3.81 avg rating — 9,376 ratings — published 1938 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Goes There? and Other Stories 3.81 avg rating — 1,139 ratings — published 1948 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astounding Science Fiction, October 1941 by John W. Campbell Jr. (Editor), Anson MacDonald (Pseudonym), Robert A. Heinlein (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,066 ratings — published 1941 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frozen Hell 3.78 avg rating — 1,119 ratings — published 2019 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astounding Science Fiction, July 1941 by John W. Campbell Jr. (Editor), Robert A. Heinlein (Contributor) 3.97 avg rating — 817 ratings — published 1941	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astounding Science Fiction, September 1940 by John W. Campbell Jr. (Editor), A.E. van Vogt (Contributor), Ross Rocklynne (Contributor) 3.84 avg rating — 572 ratings — published 1940	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astounding Science Fiction, July 1940 by John W. Campbell Jr. (Editor), Norman L. Knight (Contributor), J.B. Ryan (Contributor) 3.86 avg rating — 540 ratings — published 1940	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astounding Science Fiction, February 1940 by John W. Campbell Jr. (Editor), Robert A. Heinlein, H.B. Fyfe 3.94 avg rating — 393 ratings — published 1940	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of John W. Campbell by John W. Campbell Jr., Lester del Rey (editor) 3.87 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astounding Science Fiction, February 1943 by John W. Campbell Jr. (Editor), A.E. van Vogt (Contributor), Frank Kramer (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 1943	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Arcot, Morey and Wade a.k.a. The Black Star (4 books)
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Aarn Munro (2 books)
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Quotes by John W. Campbell Jr. (?)

“History does not always repeat itself. Sometimes it just yells, 'Can't you remember anything I told you?' and lets fly with a club.”
― John W. Campbell Jr.

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

tags: fantasy, horror, science-fiction

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“You’ll dream, too, while that damned thing that Earth wouldn’t own is dripping, dripping in the Cosmos House tonight.”
― John W. Campbell Jr., Who Goes There?

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The Skylark of Space by E.E. "Doc" Smith

20 votes, 45.5%

Frozen Hell by John W. Campbell Jr.

11 votes, 25.0%

Cat Country : A Satirical Novel of China in the 1930s by Lao She

7 votes, 15.9%

The Artificial Man and Other Stories by Clare Winger Harris

6 votes, 13.6%

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