We discuss Cold Equations, by Tom Godwin, the classic tale of brutal choices forced by the laws of physics that might have been plagiarized by John W. Campbell.
LINKS: 
Link to the X Minus One radio episode (8/25/1955): 
<a href='https://www.radioechoes.com/?page=play_download&amp;mode=play&amp;dl_mp3folder=X&amp;dl_file=x_minus_one_1955-08-25_cold_equation.mp3&amp;dl_series=X%20Minus%20One&amp;dl_title=Cold%20Equation&amp;dl_date=1955.08.25&amp;dl_size=10.94%20MB'>https://www.radioechoes.com/?page=play_download&amp;mode=play&amp;dl_mp3folder=X&amp;dl_file=x_minus_one_1955-08-25_cold_equation.mp3&amp;dl_series=X%20Minus%20One&amp;dl_title=Cold%20Equation&amp;dl_date=1955.08.25&amp;dl_size=10.94%20MB</a>
Precedent by Charles Gray (New Worlds #15 May 1952): 
<a href='https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_015v05_1952-05'>https://archive.org/details/New_Worlds_015v05_1952-05</a>
Cory Doctorow: Cold Equations and Moral Hazard: 
<a href='https://locusmag.com/2014/03/cory-doctorow-cold-equations-and-moral-hazard/'>https://locusmag.com/2014/03/cory-doctorow-cold-equations-and-moral-hazard/</a>

Low Orbits 05: Elegy, The Twilight Zone

Science Fiction from Gernsback to Roddenberry...Two writers discuss the golden age of science fiction.
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