- The Mightiest Machine
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name = The Mightiest Machine
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image_caption = Dust-jacket from the first edition
author =John W. Campbell, Jr.
illustrator = R. Pailthorpe
cover_artist = Betty Wells Halladay
country =United States
language = English
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genre =Science fiction novel
publisher =The Hadley Publishing Co.
release_date =1947
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media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 228 pp
isbn = NA
oclc = 2737057
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followed_by =The Incredible Planet "The Mightiest Machine" is a
science fiction novel by authorJohn W. Campbell, Jr. It was published in book form in 1947 byThe Hadley Publishing Co. in an edition of 1,200 copies. The novel was originally serialized in 5 parts the magazine "Astounding " beginning with the December 1934 issue.Plot introduction
This
space opera novel concerns the harnessing of energy from thesun and encounters with aliens.Publication history
*1934, USA, "
Astounding ", Pub date December 1934, serialized magazine publication in 5 parts
*1947, USA,The Hadley Publishing Co. OCLC|2737057, Pub date 1947, Hardback
*1955, Italy, "Urania", Pub date July 1955, magazine publication as "I figli di Mu"
*1960, Germany, Terra, Pub date 1960 OCLC|73291407, Hardback, as "Das unglaubliche System"
*1962, France, Presence du Futur OCLC|77464106, Pub date 1962, Hardback, as "La Machine Suprème"
*1965, USA,Ace Books OCLC|534681, Pub date 1965, PaperbackReferences
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accessdate = 2008-04-10
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*cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=88 | date=1974|id=ISBN 0-911682-20-1
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