''Out of the Everywhere'' is a collection of seventeen scientific essays written by American writer and scientist
Isaac Asimov and originally published in ''
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher ...
''. The title comes from the opening lines of
George Macdonald
George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational church, Congregational Minister (Christianity), minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature a ...
's poem "Baby":
:"Where did you come from, baby dear?"
:"Out of the everywhere into here."
Contents
*Part I: Astronomy
**The Very Error of the Moon (October 1987)
**Asking the Right Question (November 1987)
**Out of the Everywhere (November 1988)
**Into the Here (December 1988)
*Part II: Humanity
**The Road to Humanity (December 1987)
**Standing Tall (January 1988)
**The Longest River (July 1988)
**Is Anyone Listening (June 1988)
*Part III: Radiation
**The Unrecognized Danger (February 1988)
**The Radiation That Wasn't (March 1988)
* Part IV: Magnetism
**Iron, Cold Iron (April 1988)
**From Pole to Pole (May 1988)
*Part V: Fuel
**The Fire of Life (August 1988)
**The Slave of the Lamp (September 1988)
**The Horse Under the Hood (October 1988)
*Part VI: Time
**The Unforgiving Minute (January 1989)
*Part VII: Something Extra
**A Sacred Poet (September 1987)
References
External links
Asimovonline.com
Essay collections by Isaac Asimov
1990 non-fiction books
Works originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Doubleday (publisher) books
Scientific essays
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