John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971) was an American sci-fi author and supervisor. As editorial manager of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact) from late 1937 until his passing, he is for the most part credited with forming the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
Isaac Asimov called Campbell "the most intense power in sci-fi ever, and for the initial ten years of his editorship he ruled the field totally."
As an essayist, Campbell distributed super-science space musical show under his own particular name and ill humored stories under his essential and most celebrated nom de plume, A. Stuart. Campbell additionally composed under the pseudonyms Karl Van Kampen and Arthur McCann. He quit composing fiction after he progressed toward becoming editorial manager of Astounding.
His novella "Who Goes There?" was adjusted as the movies The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982), and The Thing (2011) .
Isaac Asimov called Campbell "the most intense power in sci-fi ever, and for the initial ten years of his editorship he ruled the field totally."
As an essayist, Campbell distributed super-science space musical show under his own particular name and ill humored stories under his essential and most celebrated nom de plume, A. Stuart. Campbell additionally composed under the pseudonyms Karl Van Kampen and Arthur McCann. He quit composing fiction after he progressed toward becoming editorial manager of Astounding.
His novella "Who Goes There?" was adjusted as the movies The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982), and The Thing (2011) .
