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Science: The Proton-Reckoner

by Isaac Asimov

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1966, pp. 80-90

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  Issues of 1966 = 12 Issues, 167 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1966 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. L'Arc De Jeanne by Robert F. Young, pp. 5-32
    2. Apology To Inky by Robert M. Green, Jr., pp. 98-128
    3. Beaulieu by Margaret St. Clair, pp. 34-38
    4. To The Rescue by Ron Goulart, pp. 46-52
    5. The Most Wonderful News by Len Guttridge, pp. 53-63
    6. Survey of the Third Planet by Keith Roberts, pp. 66-79
    7. Representative From Earth by Greg Benford, pp. 91-97
    8. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 33
    9. [+]
      Books by Judith Merril, pp. 39-45 - 1 Review
      1. The Drought by J.G. Ballard
    10. Smog by Theodore L. Thomas, pp. 64-65
    11. Science: The Proton-Reckoner by Isaac Asimov, pp. 80-90
    12. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    13. Cover illustrating "L'Arc De Jeanne" by Jack Gaughan
  2. [+]
    February 1966 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Against Authority by Miriam Allen deFord, pp. 20-40
    2. Witness for the Persecution by Randall Garrett, pp. 55-72
    3. The Mountains of Magnatz by Jack Vance, pp. 102-123
    4. The Gadge System by R. Bretnor, pp. 5-18
    5. An Afternoon In May by Richard Winkler, pp. 48-54
    6. The New Men by Joanna Russ, pp. 75-82
    7. The Way Back by D.K. Findlay, pp. 83-90
    8. Girls Will Be Girls by Doris Pitkin Buck, pp. 124-128
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 19
    10. [+]
      Books by Judith Merril, pp. 41-47 - 11 Reviews
      1. The Magic Man by Charles Beaumont
      2. The Anything Box by Zenna Henderson
      3. The Makepeace Experiment by Abram Tertz
      4. Out of Time by George Langelaan
      5. The Thirst Quenchers by Rick Raphael
      6. A Man of Double Deed by Leonard Daventry
      7. Now Then by John Brunner
      8. The Corridors of Time by Poul Anderson
      9. Agent of the Terran Empire by Poul Anderson
      10. Flandry of Terra by Poul Anderson
      11. Prelude to Mars by Arthur C. Clarke
    11. Desynchronosis by Theodore L. Thomas, pp. 73-74
    12. Science: Up and Down the Earth by Isaac Asimov, pp. 91-101
    13. Editorial, p. 4
    14. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    15. Cover (illustrating "The Gadge System") by George Salter
  3. [+]
    March 1966 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Editorial, p. 4
    2. Angels Unawares by Zenna Henderson, pp. 5-35
    3. I Remember Oblivion by Henry Slesar, pp. 36-43
    4. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 44
    5. [+]
      Books by Judith Merril, pp. 45-55 - 13 Reviews
      1. Plague from Space by Harry Harrison
      2. Mission to Universe by Gordon R. Dickson
      3. Android Avenger by Ted White
      4. The Altar on Asconel by John Brunner
      5. The Fireclown by Michael Moorcock
      6. Rork! by Avram Davidson
      7. A Plague of Pythons by Frederik Pohl
      8. Dune by Frank Herbert
      9. The Ragged Edge by John Christopher
      10. All Flesh Is Grass by Clifford D. Simak
      11. The Best of New Worlds by Michael Moorcock
      12. Three by Heinlein by Robert A. Heinlein
      13. The New Intelligent Man's Guide to Science by Isaac Asimov
    6. Tomlinson by Rudyard Kipling, pp. 56-62
    7. Lil, Rorrity, and A Foamin' Sea of Steam Beer by Richard Olin, pp. 63-74
    8. White Night by John Tomerlin, pp. 75-81
    9. Grow Old Along With Me by Julius Fast, pp. 82-93
    10. Science: The Rocks of Damocles by Isaac Asimov, pp. 94-103
    11. The Blind God's Eye by Kathleen James, pp. 104-127
    12. Mickey Finn by Doris Pitkin Buck, p. 128
    13. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    14. Cover illustrating "Angels Unawares" by Gray Morrow
  4. [+]
    April 1966 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick, pp. 4-23
    2. The Sorcerer Pharesm by Jack Vance, pp. 79-100
    3. Appoggiatura by A.M. Marple, pp. 25-30
    4. But Soft, What Light... by Carol Emshwiller, pp. 41-44
    5. The Sudden Silence by J.T. McIntosh, pp. 45-61
    6. The Face Is Familiar by Gilbert Thomas#2, pp. 64-74
    7. The Space Twins by James Pulley, pp. 75-78
    8. Bordered In Black by Larry Niven, pp. 112-128
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 24
    10. [+]
      Books by Judith Merril, pp. 31-37 - 7 Reviews
      1. LSD: The Consciousness-Expanding Drug by David Solomon
      2. Games People Play by Eric Berne
      3. The Day of the Star Cities by John Brunner
      4. The Squares of the City by John Brunner
      5. Planetary Agent X/Behold the Stars by Mack Reynolds and Kenneth Bulmer
      6. Code Three by Rick Raphael
      7. The Universe Between by Alan E. Nourse
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      6 Reviews 10th Annual Edition~~Tenth Annual Edition, by ... by Fritz Leiber, pp. 38-40 - 6 Reviews
      1. 10th Annual Edition~~Tenth Annual Edition by Judith Merril
      2. Thirteen French Science Fiction Stories by Damon Knight
      3. Beyond Tomorrow by Damon Knight
      4. Stories Not for the Nervous by Alfred Hitchcock
      5. Best Fantasy Stories by Brian W. Aldiss
      6. Owls' Watch by George Brandon Saul
    12. Injected Memory by Theodore L. Thomas, p. 62
    13. The Octopus by Doris Pitkin Buck, p. 63
    14. Science: The Nobelmen of Science by Isaac Asimov, pp. 101-111
    15. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    16. Cover illustrating "The Sorcerer Pharesm" by Jack Gaughan
  5. [+]
    May 1966 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. And Madly Teach by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., pp. 4-31
    2. Three For Carnival by John Shepley, pp. 32-38
    3. [+]
      4 Reviews The Spell of Seven, by L. Sprague de Camp by Fritz Leiber, pp. 45-47 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Spell of Seven by L. Sprague de Camp
      2. The Ghoul Keepers by Leo Margulies
      3. H. P. Lovecraft: Selected Letters, Vol. I: 1911-1924 by August William Derleth, Donald Wandrei, and H.P. Lovecraft, ...
      4. Dagon and Other Macabre Tales by H.P. Lovecraft
    4. The Colony by Miriam Allen deFord, pp. 48-60
    5. Breakaway House by Ron Goulart, pp. 61-69
    6. Flattop by Greg Benford, pp. 71-81
    7. The Third Dragon by Ed M. Clinton, pp. 100-105
    8. Man of Parts by H.L. Gold, pp. 117-128
    9. H.P. Lovecraft: The House and the Shadows by J. Vernon Shea, pp. 82-99
    10. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 39
    11. [+]
      Books by Judith Merril, pp. 40-44 - 10 Reviews
      1. The Great Comic-Book Heroes by Jules Feiffer
      2. The Tenth Victim by Robert Sheckley
      3. The Watch Below by James White
      4. Starchild by Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson
      5. Rogue Ship by A.E. Van Vogt
      6. The Carefully Considered Rape of the World by Shepherd Mead
      7. Mind Switch by Damon Knight
      8. A Plague of Demons, and Other Stories by Keith Laumer
      9. Adam Link---Robot by Eando Binder
      10. The Time Axis by Henry Kuttner
    12. Beamed Power by Theodore L. Thomas, p. 70
    13. Science: Time and Tide by Isaac Asimov, pp. 106-116
    14. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    15. Cover by Mel Hunter
  6. [+]
    June 1966 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. This Moment of the Storm by Roger Zelazny, pp. 4-30
    2. The Little Blue Weeds of Spring by Doris Pitkin Buck, pp. 41-52
    3. Care in Captivity Series: Tyrannosaurus Rex by Barry Rothman, pp. 53-54
    4. The Adjusted by Kenneth Bulmer, pp. 55-62
    5. A Quest For Uplift by Len Guttridge, pp. 65-75
    6. Forgive Us Our Debtors by Jon Decles, pp. 76-83
    7. The Pilgrims by Jack Vance, pp. 96-127
    8. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 31
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      Books (2 Reviews)
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        Review The Genocides, by Thomas M. Disch by Judith Merril, pp. 32-37 - 2 Reviews
        The Genocides by Thomas M. Disch
        Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
      2. [+]
        6 Reviews Rulers of Men, by Hans Stefan Santesson by Fritz Leiber, pp. 38-40 - 6 Reviews
        Rulers of Men by Hans Stefan Santesson
        The Unfriendly Future by Tom Boardman, Jr.
        Five Unearthly Visions by Groff Conklin
        Yet More Penguin Science Fiction by Brian W. Aldiss
        Spectrum 4 by Kingsley Amis and Robert Conquest
        The Pseudo-People by William F. Nolan
    10. Migratory Locusts by Theodore L. Thomas, p. 63
    11. Memo to Secretary by Pat de Graw, p. 64
    12. Science: The Isles of Earth by Isaac Asimov, pp. 84-95
    13. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 128-129
    14. Index to Volume XXX, pp. 130-132
    15. Cover (illustrating "This Moment of the Storm") by H. Castellon
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    July 1966 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Founder's Day by Keith Laumer, pp. 5-25
    2. Brain Bank by Ardrey Marshall, pp. 47-75
    3. The Manse of Iucounu by Jack Vance, pp. 102-128
    4. The Plot Is the Thing by Robert Bloch, pp. 26-31
    5. Experiment in Autobiography by Ron Goulart, pp. 38-46
    6. The Age of Invention by Norman Spinrad, pp. 78-82
    7. Revolt of the Potato Picker by Herb Lehrman, pp. 94-101
    8. [+]
      Books by Judith Merril, pp. 32-36 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Rose by Charles L. Harness
      2. Earthworks by Brian W. Aldiss
      3. Froomb! by John Lymington
      4. The Loafers of Refuge by Joseph L. Green
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 37
    10. Man in the Sea by Theodore L. Thomas, pp. 76-77
    11. Science: Balancing the Books by Isaac Asimov, pp. 83-93
    12. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    13. Cover by Chesley Bonestell
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    August 1966 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. The Productions of Time by John Brunner, pp. 4-43
    2. Matog by Joan Patricia Basch, pp. 45-56
    3. The Seven Wonders of the Universe by Mose Mallette, pp. 70-81
    4. For the Love of Barbara Allen by Robert E. Howard, pp. 82-88
    5. A Matter of Organization by Frank Bequaert, pp. 91-98
    6. Near Thing by Robin Scott, pp. 99-102
    7. Come Lady Death by Peter S. Beagle, pp. 114-128
    8. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 44
    9. [+]
      Books by Judith Merril, pp. 57-69 - 3 Reviews
      1. Modern Science Fiction by Reginald Bretnor
      2. The Crystal World by J.G. Ballard
      3. The Impossible Man by J.G. Ballard
    10. Meteroid Collision by Theodore L. Thomas, p. 89
    11. Letter to A Tyrant King by Bill Butler, p. 90
    12. Science: BB Or Not BB, That Is the Question--- by Isaac Asimov, pp. 103-113
    13. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    14. Cover (illustrating "The Productions of Time") by Gray Morrow
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    September 1966 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. The Productions of Time by John Brunner, pp. 25-64
    2. Troubling of the Water by Zenna Henderson, pp. 100-128
    3. Luana by Gilbert Thomas#2, pp. 5-12
    4. Mr. Wilde's Second Chance by Joanna Russ, pp. 65-67
    5. Municipal Dump by Max Gunther, pp. 68-76
    6. Narrow Valley by R.A. Lafferty, pp. 77-88
    7. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 13
    8. [+]
      Books by Judith Merril, pp. 14-24 - 13 Reviews
      1. A Checklist of Science-Fiction Anthologies by Walter R. Cole
      2. The Ninth Galaxy Reader by Frederik Pohl
      3. The If Reader of Science Fiction by Frederik Pohl
      4. The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Eleventh Series by Robert P. Mills
      5. Orbit 1 by Damon Knight
      6. Cities of Wonder by Damon Knight
      7. Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction by Sam Moskowitz
      8. The Vintage Anthology of Science Fiction by Christopher Cerf
      9. Seekers of Tomorrow by Sam Moskowitz
      10. Science Fiction Title Changes by Michael Viggiano and Donald L. Franson
      11. Index to the S-F Magazines, 1951-1965 by Erwin S. Strauss
      12. Master of Adventure by Richard A. Lupoff
      13. Future Perfect by H. Bruce Franklin
    9. Science: I'm Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover by Isaac Asimov, pp. 89-99
    10. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    11. Cover (illustrating "The Productions of Time") by Jack Gaughan
  10. [+]
    October 1966 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Key by Isaac Asimov, pp. 5-31
    2. You Can't Beat Brains by L. Sprague de Camp, pp. 32-35
    3. Isaac Asimov: A Bibliography, pp. 36-45
    4. Science: Portrait of the Writer as a Boy by Isaac Asimov, pp. 46-55
    5. The Prime of Life by Isaac Asimov, p. 56
    6. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 57
    7. The Mirror by Arthur Porges, pp. 58-64
    8. Come Back Elena by Vic Chapman, pp. 65-80
    9. Something In It by Robert Louis Stevenson, pp. 81-83
    10. The Picture Window by Jon DeCles, pp. 84-110
    11. An Extraordinary child by Sally Daniell, pp. 111-128
    12. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    13. Cover by Ed Emsh
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    November 1966 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Manor of Roses by Thomas Burnett Swann, pp. 5-56
    2. [+]
      Books by Judith Merril, pp. 57-64 - 14 Reviews
      1. Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov
      2. Tarzan and the Valley of Gold by Fritz Leiber
      3. The Green Brain by Frank Herbert
      4. The Furies by Keith Roberts
      5. Wild and Outside by Allen Kim Lang
      6. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
      7. The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein by Robert A. Heinlein
      8. The Night of the Wolf by Fritz Leiber
      9. Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
      10. The Last Man by Mary Shelley
      11. Three Gothic Novels by E.F. Bleiler
      12. Galaxies, Nuclei, and Quasars by Fred Hoyle
      13. The Future by Theodore J. Gordon
      14. Spirits, Stars and Spells by L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine C. de Camp
    3. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 65
    4. The Best Is Yet To Be by Bryce Walton, pp. 66-74
    5. Heir Apparent by Ed M. Clinton, pp. 75-82
    6. Earth Tremor Detection by Ted Thomas, p. 83
    7. A Friend to Alexander by James Thurber, pp. 84-91
    8. Neutral Ground by Norman Spinrad, pp. 92-104
    9. Science: Old Man River by Isaac Asimov, pp. 105-114
    10. The Devil and Democracy by Brian Cleeve, pp. 115-128
    11. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    12. Cover for "The Manor of Roses" by Bert Tanner
  12. [+]
    December 1966 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Sabotage by Christopher Anvil, pp. 6-29
    2. [+]
      Review Strange Signposts, by Roger Elwood and Sam Mos... by Joanna Russ, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
      1. Strange Signposts by Roger Elwood and Sam Moskowitz
    3. Bumberboom by Avram Davidson, pp. 96-127
    4. The Mystery of the Purloined Grenouilles by Gerald Jonas, pp. 39-42
    5. Doubting Thomas by Thomas M. Disch, pp. 43-64
    6. Von Goom's Gambit by Victor Contoski, pp. 66-70
    7. The Green Snow by Miriam Allen deFord, pp. 71-81
    8. [+]
      Books by Judith Merril, pp. 30-35 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Judgment of Eve by Edgar Pangborn
      2. Rocannon's World / Kar-Chee Reign by Ursula K. Le Guin and Avram Davidson
      3. The Blue World by Jack Vance
      4. Dawnman Planet / Inherit the Earth by Mack Reynolds and Claude Nunes
      5. This Immortal by Roger Zelazny
      6. The Tree Lord of Imeten / Empire Star by Tom Purdom and Samuel R. Delany
      7. Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
    9. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson, p. 38
    10. The Martian Atmosphere by Ted Thomas, p. 65
    11. The Gods by L. Sprague de Camp, p. 82
    12. Science: The Symbol-Minded Chemist by Isaac Asimov, pp. 83-95
    13. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 128-129
    14. Index to Volume XXXI, pp. 130-132
    15. Cover, illustrating "Bumberboom" by Howard Purcell
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