The film The illustrated Man is based upon a science fiction short story, which was published in 1951 by what author?
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The Illustrated Man (film) The Illustrated Man is a 1969 American science fiction film directed by Jack Smight and starring Rod Steiger as a man whose tattoos on his body represent visions of frightening futures. The film is based on three short stories from the 1951 collection "The Illustrated Man" by Ray Bradbury: "The Veldt", "The Long Rain", and "The Last Night of the World".
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The Veldt (short story) "The Veldt" is a science fiction short story by American author Ray Bradbury. Originally appearing as "The World the Children Made" in the 23 September 1950 issue of "The Saturday Evening Post", it was republished under its current name in the 1951 anthology "The Illustrated Man".
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Darwinian Pool Room "Darwinian Pool Room" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the November 1950 issue of "Galaxy Science Fiction", edited by Horace L Gold, and reprinted in the 1975 collection "Buy Jupiter and Other Stories". The story was inspired by lunch-time discussions between the author and his colleagues at Boston University. In 1989 Asimov noted, "I have always considered it among the least satisfactory stories I have ever written".
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The Golden Man "The Golden Man" is an 11,600-word science fiction novella by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on June 24, 1953, and first published in the April 1954 issue of "If" magazine. The story was illustrated by Kelly Freas in its original publication. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic future where the existence of potentially powerful mutants has become a reality. The mutants are seen as dangerous and have been hunted to death by human beings for years. A golden-skinned mutant called Cris is captured by the government, which attempts to execute him. However, his appearance and abilities to see into the future allow him to escape.
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What If— "What If—" is a fantasy short story by Isaac Asimov that was first published in the Summer 1952 issue of "Fantastic" and reprinted in the 1969 collection "Nightfall and Other Stories". The story was inspired by the author's wife, who challenged him to produce a story based on a train trip they were taking to New York.
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Christmas on Ganymede "Christmas on Ganymede" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was written in December 1940, first published in the January 1942 issue of "Startling Stories", and reprinted in the 1972 collection "The Early Asimov" and the anthology "Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories", edited by Martin H. Greenberg. It was the twenty-sixth story written by Asimov, and the nineteenth to be published.
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A Matter of Traces "A Matter of Traces" is a short story by science fiction author Frank Herbert which first appeared in "Fantastic Universe" magazine in November 1958 and later in Herbert’s 1985 short story collection "Eye". It is notable for being the first story to mention Herbert's ConSentiency universe, one of his three elaborate fictional universes spanning multiple volumes (the others being the "Dune" universe and the developed with co-author Bill Ransom).
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Trouble with the Natives "Trouble with the Natives" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1951. This comic story describes the pains of aliens visiting an English village, as every effort at contact with humans gets frustrated. The story was also published as "The Men in the Flying Saucer".
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Science Fiction Adventures (1952 magazine) Science Fiction Adventures was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1952 to 1954 by Science Fiction Publications. It was edited by Lester del Rey, under the pseudonym "Philip St. John", and was targeted at a younger audience than its companion magazine, "Space Science Fiction". Contributors included Algis Budrys, Raymond Z. Gallun, Robert Sheckley, and del Rey himself, who published his novel "Police Your Planet" under the pseudonym "Erik van Lhin". Damon Knight contributed a book review column beginning with the fifth issue. Cyril M. Kornbluth's novel "The Syndic" was serialized in 1954. Artwork was provided by H.R. van Dongen, Kelly Freas, and Paul Orban, among others.
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Git Along! "Git Along!" is a science fiction short story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, part of his "Viagens Interplanetarias" series. It is the second (chronologically) set on the planet Osiris, as well as the second to feature the interstellar con-man Darius Koshay. It was first published in the magazine "Astounding" in the issue for August, 1950. It first appeared in book form in the anthology "The Outer Reaches", edited by August Derleth, published in hardcover by Pellegrini and Cudahy in 1951, and was gathered together with other "Viagens" stories in the collection "The Continent Makers and Other Tales of the Viagens", published in hardcover by Twayne Publishers in 1953, and in paperback by Signet Books in 1971. The story has been translated into Portuguese, Dutch, Italian and German.
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Each an Explorer "Each an Explorer" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was written in June 1956 and first published in issue #30 of "Future Science Fiction". It was also reprinted in the 1975 collection "Buy Jupiter and Other Stories".
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The Hole Man "The Hole Man" is a science fiction short story by American writer Larry Niven. It won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1975.
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Student Body (short story) "Student Body" is a science fiction short story by F. L. Wallace. It was first published in Galaxy magazine in 1953 and has been anthologised many times. It was included in The Golden Age of Science Fiction (anthology).
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I Remember Babylon "I Remember Babylon" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke. It was first published in "Playboy" in May 1960, and reprinted in the 1962 collection "Tales of Ten Worlds".
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Pay for the Printer Pay for the Printer is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. First published in "Satellite Science Fiction", October 1956.
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Arena (short story) "Arena" is a science fiction short story by American writer Fredric Brown, first published in the June 1944 issue of "Astounding Science Fiction" magazine. Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America selected it as one of the best science fiction stories published before the advent of the Nebula Awards, and as such it was included in "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964".
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The Jigsaw Man "The Jigsaw Man" is a short story in the "Known Space" universe by Larry Niven. The story was first published in Harlan Ellison's anthology "Dangerous Visions", and is included in Niven's collections "All the Myriad Ways" and "Tales of Known Space".
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Robert Abernathy Robert Abernathy (1924–1990) was an American science fiction author during the 1940s and 1950s. He was known primarily for his short stories which were published in many of the pulp magazines that flourished during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Many of his stories have been included in various anthologies of classic science fiction such as the French "Les Vingt Meilleurs Récits de science-fiction" edited by Hubert Juin.
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Such Interesting Neighbors Such Interesting Neighbors is a science fiction short story by American writer Jack Finney, first published in 1951. Adapted versions of the story for television aired as episodes of "Science Fiction Theatre" and "Amazing Stories".
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Colony (short story) "Colony" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in "Galaxy" magazine, June 1953. The plot centers on an expedition to an uncharted planet, on which the dominant, predatory alien life form is capable of precise mimicry of all kinds of objects. The size and complexity of the mimicked object can vary from simple doormats to whole spaceships with the larger objects usually attempting to trap and "absorb" humans similar to carnivorous plants.
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The Enchanted Duplicator The Enchanted Duplicator is science fiction fan fiction written by Walt Willis and Bob Shaw. It was originally published in February 1954, in an edition of 200 numbered copies, and has been reprinted many times, notably in an edition illustrated by Eddie Jones in 1962; in "Amazing Stories" in 1972/3; and in "Warhoon" 28, a hardback fanzine collection of Willis's writing, in 1980.
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The Possessed (short story) "The Possessed" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1953.