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 author John W. Campbell, Jr. It was published in book form in 1947 by The 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 the sun 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, Paperback

References

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