Surface Tension

James Blish

Book 2 of Pantropy

Language: English

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Library - Science Fiction and Fantasy Sci-Fi Short Water X Minus 1 _isfdb novelette shortfiction

Publisher: Galaxy Publishing Corporation

Published: Aug 2, 1952

Magazine: Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1952

Description:

As the Earth is about to be destroyed by an exploding star, a scientist creates a microscopic civilization in a drop of water. Based on a story by James Blish, this episode of X Minus One originally aired on August 28, 1956.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.