Deadline
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"Deadline" is a classic science fiction short story, best known for its influential early depiction of nuclear weapons and its publication in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deadline canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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science fiction short story ⓘ |
| appearedAlongside | other stories in Astounding Science Fiction March 1944 issue ⓘ |
| associatedWithHistoricalEvent |
Manhattan Project
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World War II ⓘ |
| author | Cleve Cartmill ⓘ |
| causedReactionFrom | United States government censors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editorAtFirstPublication |
John W. Campbell Jr.
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surface form:
John W. Campbell
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| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | novelette-length short story ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
military officers overseeing weapons project
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scientist designing a superweapon ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | noted for prescient treatment of atomic weapons ⓘ |
| hasFictionalWar | interplanetary conflict ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
cited in discussions of science fiction and the atomic bomb
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considered a classic of Golden Age science fiction ⓘ |
| influenced | later nuclear war fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary nuclear physics research ⓘ |
| inUniverseTechnology |
plutonium-based fission bomb
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uranium-based fission bomb ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | magazine ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed description of an atomic bomb
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early depiction of nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMonth | March 1944 ⓘ |
| period | Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ |
| plotElement |
development of a superweapon that can end a war
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race against time to complete a bomb design ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | short story in periodical ⓘ |
| publicationType | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| publisher | Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ |
| reasonForInvestigation | accurate technical details about atomic bomb design ⓘ |
| setting | fictional planet engaged in war ⓘ |
| subjectOf | FBI investigation due to its bomb description ⓘ |
| theme |
espionage and secrecy
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nuclear warfare ⓘ scientific ethics ⓘ weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| usesScientificConcept |
chain reaction
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critical mass ⓘ nuclear fission ⓘ |
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