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289:"And Be Merry" (Eat Drink and Be Merry for Tomorrow We Die) A lab biologist, female, takes advantage of her husband going off on an archeology trip, to use the privacy to experiment on herself for rejuvenation by a severe and dangerous method. Succeeding, she contemplates immortality, finding that safety from accidental death has become so valuable to her that she becomes a coward, cowering from all possible risk, seeing shelter in a hospital, and is only rescued from mindless panic by her husband finding her, realizing the source of her terror and rescuing her from immortality by claiming she has a slow growing tumor in an unreachable part of the body. 615:(edited by Connie Willis and Sheila Williams). In a post-apocalyptic world, a geneticist struggles to help preserve and lengthen the lives of the genetically damaged descendants of the survivors of a genetic experiment to extend the human lifespan that went horribly wrong. Instead, with each generation, lifespan gets shorter, and as less and less knowledge is passed down to each succeeding generation, society has regressed to a feudal state. She fits into society by casting herself as a sort of "good witch" cum healer, passing off her medical expertise and her efforts to correct the damage to the human aging process as magic. 31: 947: 425:...I had not been aware that my playing with communication ideas would attract the attention of prestigious Bell Telephone researchers. I had left radio and wavelength theory to my Dad as one of his hobbies and learned early that I could get a nasty shock from playing with his wiring. I could not account for their enthusiasm. I went back to the typewriter and lost myself in the story again. 299:
embryo and mutated progeny, it also strikes the chromosomes in each cell of any living creature, damages and mutates them also, and produces cancer. This cannot be prevented. She called it "somatic mutation" and used the new concept of body deterioration by slow radiation damage (age) to underpin her rediscovered recklessness, and be happy.
252:(Donning/Starblaze, 1980) contains "The Trouble with You Earth People", "The Gambling Hell and the Sinful Girl", "Syndrome Johnny", "Trouble with Treaties" (with Tom Condit), "The Origin of the Species", "Collision Orbit", "The Fittest", "These Truths", "Contagion", "Brain Wipe" and her Nebula Award-winning "The Missing Man". 361:) with close attention to the hottest most promising ideas and took them up as soon as they could get funded lab space. They did not openly express their gratitude to science fiction, because the funding depended on keeping claim to have originated the ideas they had put so much work into testing and verifying.... 308:
Even now most biotechs have not fully accepted the implication that every cell in the body can generate an entire copy of the person. But perhaps a copy will be changed and mutated for the worse by exposure to ambient radiation and other mutagens. Perhaps a cell needs to generate a placenta around it
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Finding she has no chance of evading eventual death, she immediately loses her obsession with safety, becomes interested in biochemistry again, and invents a new theory. (New at the time.) Mutation from background radiation does not just strike the sperm and egg making chromosome changes in the
526:"The Snowball Effect" (1952). A sociology professor, challenged to prove his theories of the dynamic growth of organizations, rewrites the rules of a smalltown sewing circle to have "more growth drive than the Roman Empire." He is far more successful than he ever anticipated. Originally in 309:
to develop into an entire body. Something like that is holding up the biochemists from successfully making copies of individuals from body or blood cells. Not for long! I wrote three more stories with novel genetic ideas before 1953. Some have not been followed up by scientists yet.
547:"The Diploids" (1953). In this novella, a young lawyer suspects he may be an alien because of certain physical and biochemical abnormalities but discovers that he is a commercial human embryonic cell line, sold for research and illegally grown to maturity. Originally in 415:
Speechless with relief, I nodded. I would not be arrested or thrown out if they would accept me as a science fiction writer. He kept his grip on my hand and turned around and bellowed to his group of chatting friends, "Guess who I've got here. The little woman who wrote
320:, Google Video Search, PDA devices, podcasting and portable music players. At a space station operated by a computer, the station's workers begin to unconsciously develop a musical rapport with their computer in a feedback loop. When published in the June 1950 issue of 316:"Incommunicado" (1950). In this novelette about communication and computers, written by MacLean in 1947, she demonstrated an ability to foresee the future evolution of personal computers. Passages in this story anticipate such latter-day digital configurations as 648:(1979) with husband Carl West. In a world where medical knowledge has been outlawed, a young man discovers a medical kit, remnant of times past, which he uses to help those around him and to fight his way towards a better understanding of science and medicine. 370:"I hastily looked around for a door to a lecture hall where I could sneak some listening time and get a line on current research, and be out of sight before the desk was reoccupied by the guardian of the gate.... 460:"Feedback" (1951). A sociological setback occurs when conformity becomes a closed circle, prompting even more conformity; a teacher who speaks in favor of individuality is regarded as subversive. Originally in 245:, includes "The Diploids" (a.k.a. "Six Fingers"), "Feedback", "Pictures Don't Lie", "Incommunicado", "The Snow Ball Effect", "Defense Mechanism" and "And Be Merry" (a.k.a. "The Pyramid in the Desert"). 1548: 379:
Too late, a man built like a fullback in a business suit was bearing down on me. "I see you don't have your badge. May I have your name? I'll look it up in the registry...."
634:(1975). In a balkanized New York City, an engineer working for the city's disaster planning section has his inside knowledge exploited to cause disasters. The novel is a 397:
He interrupted. "Katherine MacLean! Are you that Katherine MacLean?" He gripped my hand and hung on. Who was that Katherine Maclean? Was I being mistaken for someone else?
519:"The Man Who Staked the Stars" (1952, as Charles Dye). A business mobster under investigation is slowly turned against himself by an internal doppelgänger. Originally in 1785: 662:(Southern Illinois University Press, 1981) she wrote "The Expanding Mind," a memoir of her youth and the impact of science fiction on the mind of a young girl. 282:(Crown, 1952) and has also been published under the title "The Pyramid in the Desert." In January 2006, MacLean reflected on the science behind the story: 974: 188:
Her stories have been included in anthologies and a few have had radio and television adaptations. Three collections of her stories have been published.
1795: 30: 261:"Defense Mechanism" (1949). This tale of hidden telepathic abilities was Katherine MacLean's first story to see print when it was published in 166:
wrote, "As a science fiction writer she has few peers; her work is not only technically brilliant but has a rare human warmth and richness."
342:(Avon, 1962). In January, 2006, MacLean recalled this incident, trying to gate-crash a convention of electronic engineers a few years after 1790: 1770: 1750: 669:, MacLean supplied a detailed description of her negotiations with John W. Campbell in regard to the publication of her earliest stories. 589: 1800: 1765: 1760: 967: 328:
covers of the 1950s, blending an emotional musical performance with cyber technology. The story was reprinted a decade later in
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It was while she worked as a laboratory technician in 1947 that she began writing science fiction. Strongly influenced by
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in 1962 and again in 1981. Two gamers play a multi-level game to determine whether Earth's civilization wins.
1560: 1361: 594: 488:"Pictures Don't Lie'" (1951). Radio contact with extraterrestrial ship arriving on Earth. Originally in 1703: 1293: 1106: 516:. On several occasions MacLean noted that she ranked EC's interpretation as superior to her own story. 1582: 1024: 492:(August, 1951), it was adapted to radio, television and comic books. The adaptation on the UK series 755:
John Clute and Peter Nicholls, eds., The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, St. Martin's Griffin, 1995
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was telecast August 11, 1962. The EC Comics version of this story was "Chewed Out!", illustrated by
1480: 1373: 549: 151:(January 22, 1925 – September 1, 2019) was an American science fiction author best known for her 859: 1036: 481: 242: 192: 59: 1616: 1094: 556:"Cosmic Checkmate" (1958). This collaboration by MacLean and Charles V. De Vet, published in 513: 504: 263: 155:
of the 1950s which examined the impact of technological advances on individuals and society.
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12 (March–April 1952). In expanding the basic premise and adding comedic elements, scripter
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observed that she "generally starts from a base of hard science, or rationalizes
1628: 1604: 1531: 1516: 1461: 1451: 1344: 1305: 1215: 1163: 1159: 1002: 900:(Hannah Wolfe, February 17, 2018) features two 1954 stories by Katherine MacLean. 719: 451: 223: 130: 111: 952: 928: 814: 797: 1696: 1657: 1621: 1609: 1553: 1504: 1378: 1274: 1065: 1053: 196: 878: 1734: 1661: 1298: 1220: 1135: 1017: 329: 275: 175: 152: 919: 846: 832: 782: 1633: 1587: 1441: 1408: 1398: 1366: 1322: 1077: 1007: 983: 715: 701: 660:
Fantastic Lives: Autobiographical Essays by Notable Science Fiction Writers
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In the 1930s and 1940s, scientists and boys planning to be scientists read
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MacLean received a Nebula Award in 1971 for her novella "The Missing Man" (
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carried genetic information, this story is about a series of engineered
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Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965
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Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965
467:"Syndrome Johnny" (1951). Published before it was even certain that 1718: 1468: 941: 937: 886: 542: 84: 560:(March, 1958), was nominated for a 1959 Hugo. It was expanded as 635: 215: 170:
noted that she could "do the hard stuff magnificently," while
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of MacLean's three Rescue Squad stories, including the 1971
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The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window
388:"Katherine MacLean, I came in because I am interested in--" 324:, cover artist Miller contributed one of the more striking 406:"Are you the Katherine MacLean who wrote 'Incommunicado'?" 468: 274:(February, 1950), this story was first anthologized in 1786:American women science fiction and fantasy writers 611:(edited by Helen Merrick & Tess Williams) and 982: 202:She died on September 1, 2019, at the age of 94. 1732: 1572:After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall 338:(Dell, 1960), followed by MacLean's collection, 702:"Chronological Bibliography: Katherine MacLean" 255: 968: 445:"Contagion" (1950). Originally published in 434:The point is, that scientists not only read 39:at the 1952 World Science Fiction Convention 16:American science fiction author (1925–2019) 975: 961: 126:(1971) (The Missing Man) 1796:20th-century American short story writers 890:: "Pictures Don't Lie" (October 24, 1956) 882:: "The Snowball Effect" (August 14, 1956) 553:(April, 1953). Also titled "Six Fingers." 218:in 1977. She was honored in 2003 by the 530:(September, 1952), and adapted for the 239:The Diploids and Other Flights of Fancy 1733: 714: 335:Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels 956: 924:Internet Speculative Fiction Database 821:Internet Speculative Fiction Database 804:Internet Speculative Fiction Database 777: 775: 270:"And Be Merry" (1950). 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In 2011, she received the 7: 944:(public domain audiobooks) 897:Buxom Blondes with Ray Guns 512:established the setting as 10: 1817: 1704:Even Though I Knew the End 1538:The Women of Nell Gwynne's 1294:The Last of the Winnebagos 1107:The Death of Doctor Island 938:Works by Katherine MacLean 929:Works by Katherine MacLean 573:Astounding Science Fiction 558:Astounding Science Fiction 462:Astounding Science Fiction 322:Astounding Science Fiction 280:Omnibus of Science Fiction 272:Astounding Science Fiction 264:Astounding Science Fiction 158: 1671: 1583:The Weight of the Sunrise 1430: 1306:The Mountains of Mourning 1197: 1171:The Persistence of Vision 994: 894:Episode 4 of the podcast 833:"Plot Spot - X Minus One" 652: 619: 205: 117: 107: 99: 77: 65: 44: 28: 21: 1776:American women novelists 1481:The Green Leopard Plague 1374:Last Summer at Mars Hill 864:, Lexington Books, 2006. 626:The Man in the Bird Cage 550:Thrilling Wonder Stories 241:(Avon, 1962), her first 134:(2003) 1756:Writers from New Jersey 658:For Martin Greenberg's 592:" (1960). 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Index

MacLean and Fritz Leiber at the 1952 World Science Fiction Convention
Fritz Leiber
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Novelist
Science fiction
Nebula Award
Author Emeritus
Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award
short fiction
Damon Knight
Brian Aldiss
Theodore Sturgeon
psi phenomena
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
General Systems Theory
WisCon
Science Fiction Writers of America
Author Emeritus
Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award
short story collection
Astounding Science Fiction
Groff Conklin
Google Book Search
Groff Conklin
Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels
Women of Wonder
DNA
retroviral
blood transfusion
Galaxy Science Fiction

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