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John W. Campbell, Jr.

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John W. Campbell, Jr.

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Full Name: John Wood Campbell
Born: June 8, 1910
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died: July 11, 1971
Mountainside, New Jersey, USA
Occupation: Editor, Writer
Nationality: American
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Biography

Born in New Jersey in 1910, John W. Campbell studied physics at MIT and then Duke University. By the age of 18 he was writing science fiction, and was a recognised name in the genre by the time he was 21. He died in 1971.


He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact)
from 1937 until his death. He was a major influence on the 'Golden Age' of Science Fiction.

Isaac Asimov call Campbell "the most powerful force in Science Fiction ever, and for the first ten years he dominated the field completely".


Works in the WWEnd Database

 Non Series Works

 (1973)
 (1966)
 (2019)
 (2003)
 (1966)
 (1952)
 (1949)
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Analog Anthologies (Campbell)

 0. (1962)
 1. (1963)
 2. (1964)
 3. (1965)
 4. (1966)
 5. (1967)
 6. (1968)
 7. (1970)
 8. (1971)
 
 

 Arcot, Morey and Wade

 1. (1953)
 2. (1956)
 3. (1961)
 
 
 
 

 Hyperion Classics of Science Fiction

 44. (1948)
 50. (1952)
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Masters of Science Fiction

 19. (1951)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Science Fiction from the Great Years

 2. (1965)
 9. (1976)