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Damnation Alley is a story about a man named Hell Tanner being pardoned for murder in exchange for going on a suicide mission from what was formerly Los Angeles to what was known as Boston before the war, across a nuclear wasteland where winds are…

Details how animals were being tested to send for space. This is before humans were sent into space.

The story makes a lot of references to the cold war and threat of nuclear weapons. Also alludes to a third war that was potentially in the midst of occurring.

Hard science fiction depicting the fall of Earth. Humans are forced to explore space and find a new home.

Vivid story taking place on an ocean planet whose inhabitants occupy cities built on islands of seaweed. These inhabitants are capable of interstellar travel as well as diplomacy with other intergalactic species.

The Miracle of the Lily is a short story written by Claire Winger Harris that was featured in the pulp magazine Amazing Stories. This object is fundamental when examining the progression of women's roles in producing science fiction because Harris…

Starline is a magazine that features a collection of science fiction poetry produced by the Science Fiction Poetry Association. Established by Suzette Haden Elgin in 1978, Starline is one of the only platforms that specifically caters to science…

A new inorganic-oil-like substance has been discovered on Venus, but this "oil" has also completely destroyed two installations of groups trying to harvest it. The story shows that the process of gathering materials to advance technology can be just…

To Avenge Man deals with a robot seeing what may be the end of mankind. After being left without anyone to give him commands, the robot begins to develop free thought and develops more of himself after he believes humanity needs to be avenged. At the…

The story is about an android the malfunctions if it heats up to a certain temperature. This malfunction overrides the directive that forbids them to harm humans, so the android kills multiple humans when it malfunctions. This shows the danger of…

"The Emissary" is a novelette written by Jim Brown and first published in the July 1952 edition of Astounding Science Fiction. The story focusses on an alien taken captive by humans after humans invade the alien's home planet, Sirius A.

Machine "Intelligence" was a scientific article included in Astouding SF that discussed whether or not machines have the capacity for thought, and what qualifies as intelligence. This article is important to the collection because it provides…

A story about a US laboratory working on Nuclear Weapons. This development driven by the cold war.