Title: Proof
Title Record # 46572
Author: Hal Clement
Date: 1942-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: science fiction (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), Sun people (1), scientific research (1), neutronium (1) Add Tags
Author: Hal Clement
Date: 1942-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: Aliens live on the Sun, their physiology and science based on nuclear interactions and plasmas. A visiting scientist is testing a radical hypothesis that atoms might be able to combine into exotic solids at very low temperatures.
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Awards
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| 2 | 2018 Retro Hugo | Best Short Story |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1942 | 1942-06-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
132 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Rogers |  |
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| Possible Worlds of Science Fiction | 1951-04-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Vanguard Press | $2.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 372 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| SF: Authors' Choice 2 | 1970-05-00 | ed. Harry Harrison | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-01837-7 / S1837 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
286 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |
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| Where Do We Go from Here? | 1971-04-16 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Doubleday | 0-385-02935-7 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 441 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Peter Rauch | |
| Where Do We Go from Here? | 1971-08-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Doubleday / SFBC | 3410 | $2.49?$: US dollar |
x+ 441 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Peter Rauch | |
| Urania #591 | 1972-04-30 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 591 | Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira |
144 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Karel Thole | |
| Where Do We Go from Here? | 1972-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | P1749 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
384 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |
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| Where Do We Go from Here? | 1972-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | P1749 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
384 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |
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| Where Do We Go from Here? | 1973-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Michael Joseph | 0-7181-1134-6 | 415 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Where Do We Go from Here? Book 1 | 1974-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Sphere | 0-7221-1251-3 | £0.40?£: UK pound |
192 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |
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| Where Do We Go from Here? | 1976-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | 449-02849 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
384 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | ||
| Sterren stralen overal | 1977-00-00 | ed. Warner Flamen | Meulenhoff (M=SF #122) | 90-290-0975-6 | 281 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Paul Lehr | |
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| Unearth, Spring 1977 | 1977-04-00 | ed. John M. Landsberg, Jonathan Ostrowsky-Lantz | Unearth Publications | $1.00?$: US dollar |
96 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Steven Gildea | ||
| Para Onde Vamos? | 1979-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Hemus | 375 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Jack Faragasso | |||
| Where Do We Go from Here? | 1980-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-22849-5 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
384 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | ||
| Antologia scolastica | 1980-07-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #6) | Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Karel Thole | ||
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942 | 1980-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-570-9 | C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
448 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Antonio Bernal | |
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942 | 1980-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #405) | 0-87997-570-9 / UE1570 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
448 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Antonio Bernal | |
| First Voyages | 1981-05-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Damon Knight, Joseph D. Olander | Avon | 0-380-77586-7 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 373 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |
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| Die besten Stories von 1942 | 1981-06-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6717) | 3-8118-6717-2 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
335 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |
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| Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series | 1983-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-41367-1 | 723 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Encounters | 1988-02-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Headline | 0-7472-3091-9 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
xii+ 399 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | ||
| The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-07-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-85062-X | $35.00?$: US dollar |
990+ [2] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Carol Russo | |
| The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-10-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orbit | 1-85723-271-2 | £25.00?£: UK pound |
990 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | |
| The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-10-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor / SFBC | 05435 | $17.98?$: US dollar |
990 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | |
| The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1997-09-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orb | 0-312-85509-5 | $27.95?$: US dollar |
990 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | |
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| Music of Many Spheres | 2000-02-00 | Hal Clement | NESFA Press | 1-886778-07-8 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
506 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | George Richard | |
| Wondrous Beginnings | 2003-01-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Steven H Silver | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1245) | 0-7564-0098-8 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
316 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |
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| Music of Many Spheres | 2003-04-00 | Hal Clement | NESFA Press | 1-886778-07-8 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
506 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | George Richard | |