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# John W. Campbell Jr

(1910–1971)   Editor

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John W. Campbell Jr was an editor.

## Quick Facts About John W. Campbell Jr

Born June 8, 1910

Died July 11, 1971

Profession Editor

## About John W. Campbell Jr

American science fiction writer (1910–1971)... \| John Wood Campbell Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Campbell wrote
"super-science" space opera under his own name and other stories under his primary p

##  Quotes by John W. Campbell Jr

> [“You’ll dream, too, while that damned thing that Earth wouldn’t own is dripping, dripping in the Cosmos House tonight.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-campbell-jr/you-ll-dream-too-while-that-damned-thing-that-earth-wouldn-t-own-is/)

John W. Campbell Jr

[Astronomy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronomy/)

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> [“That’s not a logical argument. I know it isn’t. The thing isn’t Earth-logic anyway.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-campbell-jr/that-s-not-a-logical-argument-i-know-it-isn-t-the-thing-isn-t-earth/)

John W. Campbell Jr

[Argument](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/argument/)

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