Deadline (science fiction story)
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"Deadline" is a 1944 science fiction short story by American writer Cleve Cartmill, first published in Astounding Science Fiction. The story described the then-secret atomic bomb in some detail. At that time the bomb was still under development and top secret, which prompted a visit by the FBI.[1]
"Deadline" | |
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Short story by Cleve Cartmill | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Science fiction |
Publication | |
Published in | Astounding Science Fiction |
Publication type | Periodical |
Publisher | Street & Smith |
Media type | Print (Magazine) |
Publication date | March 1944 |
In 1943, Cartmill suggested to John W. Campbell, the then-editor of Astounding, that he could write a story about a futuristic super-bomb.[2] Campbell liked the idea and supplied Cartmill with considerable background information gleaned from unclassified scientific journals, on the use of Uranium-235 to make a nuclear fission device. The resulting story appeared in an issue of Astounding, released in February 1944 but dated March of that year.