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Title: The Ethical Equations

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Title: The Ethical Equations Title Record # 7586
Author: Murray Leinster
Date: 1945-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1952 Italian Pericolo dallo spazio
1977Translated by Krunoslav Poljak
Croatian
Etička ravnoteža?Eticka ravnoteza
1980Translated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck
German Die Ethischen Gleichungen
1990Translated by Antonella Pieretti
Italian Le Equazioni Etiche
1992Translated by Н. Галь / N. Gal'.
Russian [as by
Мюррей Лейнстер?Myurrey Leynster
Murray Leinster
]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 1996 Retro Hugo Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science Fiction, June 1945 1945-06-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
180
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Timmins Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction 1948-03-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
ix+
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction 1948-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
ix+
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction 1951-03-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Scienza Fantastica #3 1952-06-00 ed. Vittorio Kramer, Lionello Torossi Editrice Krator 3
Lit 130?Lit: Italian lira
96
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag N. Benedettucci Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction 1957-07-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Books G-63
$0.35?$: US dollar
186
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction 1958-01-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Books G-63
$0.35?$: US dollar
186
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Richard Powers  
Giants Unleashed 1965-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Grosset & Dunlap  
$2.95?$: US dollar
viii+
248
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction 1965-01-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion F1047
$0.50?$: US dollar
192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Giants Unleashed 1966-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap T-111
$0.50?$: US dollar
viii+
248
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Louis S. Glanzman Checkmark
Minds Unleashed 1970-10-00 ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap 5361
$0.95?$: US dollar
248
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
The Best of Murray Leinster 1976-12-00 Murray Leinster Corgi 0-552-10333-0
£0.60?£: UK pound
174
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Sirius, #10 1977-04-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
Vjesnik  
Din 10?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
148
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
mag Vicente Segrelles Checkmark
The Best of Murray Leinster 1978-04-00 Murray Leinster Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25800-2
$1.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
The Best of Murray Leinster 1978-04-00 Murray Leinster Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25800-2
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
xvi+
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction 1980-03-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-30618-2
$5.98?$: US dollar
xiii+
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eddie Jones Checkmark
Die besten Stories von Murray Leinster 1980-05-00 Murray Leinster Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6704) 3-8118-6704-0
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
398
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Bob Layzell Checkmark
Lo strano caso di John Kingman 1990-09-00 Murray Leinster Mondadori (Classici Urania #162)  
Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira
380
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Oscar Chichoni Checkmark
1992-00-00 5-7707-1320-8   592
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster 1998-08-00 Murray Leinster NESFA Press 0-915368-67-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
464
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hannibal King Checkmark
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster 1999-02-00 Murray Leinster NESFA Press / SFBC 02544
$12.50?$: US dollar
464
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hannibal King  
2006-02-00
Мюррей Лейнстер?Myurrey Leynster
Murray Leinster
() 5-699-15625-9   1024
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Second Murray Leinster Megapack 2012-08-01 Murray Leinster Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4830-9   736
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster 2020-03-10 Murray Leinster Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-2737-8
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Minds Unleashed date unknown ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-12130-1
$1.25?$: US dollar
248
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction date unknown ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-30618-2   xiii+
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eddie Jones  
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