Stanley G. Weinbaum

Stanley Grauman Weinbaum ( April 4, 1902 in Louisville ( Kentucky), † December 14, 1935 ) was an American science fiction author. Although he was active for only a short time as a writer, he had a strong influence on the science fiction. Especially the short story A Martian Odyssey is today still expected to be the best of the genre.

Life

Stanley G. Weinbaum was born in 1902 in Louisville (Kentucky) and grew up in Milwaukee. He studied at the University of Wisconsin chemistry. When he had written for a bet instead of a friend a check, which was discovered shortly thereafter, he left the university in 1923 without a degree. Soon after, he began to write, first two novels, a romance and an operetta, but found only for the romance a publisher. Early thirties, he joined the science fiction fan group to Milwaukee Fictioneers to the author Ralph Milne Farley. Under his influence, Weinbaum turned to the pulp magazines. His very first story A Martian Odyssey, published in Wonder Stories in 1934, was a great success. In quick succession another eleven stories, died to Weinbaum of throat cancer on December 14, 1935 appeared.

Stanley Weinbaum was married to Margaret H. Kay, who brought out his other works after his death and in 1994 gave his estate at the Temple University in Philadelphia.

His short story The outermost level of the adjustment was made ​​into a film by Kurt Neumann, under the title She Devil 1957.

1973 a crater on Mars was named him in honor, which is located right next to a directory named after Robert A. Heinlein crater. An asteroid was named after Weinbaum 2010. He bears the name ( 196540 ) Weinbaum.

Works

Novels

  • The Lady Dances to 1930 - not science fiction
  • The new Adam, 1977, ISBN 3-453-30435-7, The New Adam, 1939
  • The black flame, 1974, ISBN 3-453-30282-6, The Black Flame, 1948
  • The dark doppelganger, 1975, ISBN 3-453-30314-8, The Dark Other, or The Mad Brain, 1950

Short stories

  • The outermost level of adaptation (The Adaptive Ultimate in Astounding 11/35 as John Jessel )
  • The Brink of Infinity in Thrilling Wonder 12/36
  • The Circle of Zero in Thrilling Wonder 8/36
  • Dawn of Flame in Thrilling Wonder 6/39
  • Flight on Titan in Astounding 1/35
  • Graph in Fantasy Magazine 9/39
  • Green Glow of Death in 7/57 Crack Detective and Mystery Stories
  • The Ideal ( The Ideal in Wonder Stories 9/35 )
  • The Lotus Eaters ( The Lotus Eaters in Astounding 4/35 )
  • The mistaken Moon ( The Mad Moon in Astounding 12/35 )
  • A Mars Odyssey (A Martian Odyssey in Wonder Stories 7/34 )
  • The parasite Planet ( The Parasite Planet in Astounding 2/35)
  • The Planet of Doubt in Astounding 10/35
  • The Point of View in Wonder Stories 1/35
  • The island of Proteus ( Proteus Iceland in Astounding 8/36 ), GDR edition in The New Adventure 1977
  • Pygmalion's Spectacles ( Pygmalion 's Spectacles in Wonder Stories 6/35 )
  • The Red Peri in Astounding 11/35
  • The saving Steinmann ( Redemption Cairn in Astounding 3/36 )
  • Revolution of 1950 in Amazing Stories 10-11/38 with Ralph Milne Farley and Roger Sherman Hoar
  • Shifting Seas in Amazing Stories 4/37
  • Smothered in Astounding Seas 1/36
  • Tidal Moon in Thrilling Wonder 12/38 with his sister Helen Weinbaum
  • The Valley of Dreams ( Valley of Dreams in Wonder Stories 11/34 )
  • The Worlds of If ( The Worlds of If in Wonder Stories 8/35 )
  • Yellow slaves in 2/36 True Life transition with Ralph Milne Farley and Roger Sherman Hoar
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