Reviews for Glencoe Science: Physical Science, Probeware Lab Manual

The average rating for Glencoe Science: Physical Science, Probeware Lab Manual based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-04-25 00:00:00 Eugene Carlisle 3 in 1 is an anthology of three (surprise!) novellas edited by Leo Margulies, one of the premiere editors of science fiction's earlier years. Two of the stories are from 1948 issues of John W. Campbell's Astounding Science Fiction magazine, and the other is from a somewhat obscure short-lived little digest-sized magazine with the ironically original name The Original Science Fiction Stories. Theodore Sturgeon's There Is No Defense is a space-opera somewhat atypical of his better known work, though reflective of Campbell, as is Murray Leinster's West Wind, a political story about atomic menace. These post-WWII stories are from the era when ASF was still the leading genre magazine of the time, but it wouldn't be long before Campbell's dominance began to fade. My favorite of the trio in this book is Galactic Chest (the story from TOSFS), by Clifford D. Simak, which is one of his quirky and funny tales of Midwestern optimism.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-08-07 00:00:00 Matt Ammerman I've loved works by all three of these authors. Unfortunately if someone takes this an example of what they wrote, they'll be awfully disappointed, especially if all they know is the best of modern SF. The Sturgeon doesn't even feel like it's written by him, with no weirdness, no thoughfulness, none of his 'voice.' He started to try to do something with pacifism, but never got anywhere that makes sense... reads like a draft that escaped. The Simak's not bad, but long-winded and not too different from better explorations of a similar motif (it's a motif he comes back to often.) The Leinster, too, needs serious cutting, could have been told in about 3 pp. Do learn what a community chest is, why a newspaperman would have to write articles about it for a small-city rag, and why he'd prefer not to. I am reminded to make sure I have Leinster's The Runaway Skyscraper on my to-read list. I did like this line from the Leinster: "[I]nvasion in force of a province emptied for its occupation had a flavor of the absurd which was not in the least amusing." --- Accidentally reread Jan 2021 - I did understand a bit more of the first story, and appreciated the others a bit more, so, um, 2.5 stars rounded down.