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Title: Lost Memory Title Record # 58142
Author: Peter Phillips
Date: 1952-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A spaceship crashes on a planet of intelligent machines who attempt to come to its aid, but are unable to grasp the concept that the intelligence piloting it may not be mechanical.
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Current Tags: first contact (1), robots (1), nonhuman point of view (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1954 French Tu m'as renié par trois fois
1957Translated by 下島連 (Muraji Shimojima)
Japanese
失われた記憶?Ushinawareta Kioku
[as by
ピーター・フィリップス?Pītā Firippusu
Piitaa Firippusu
]
1958 German Fehldiagnose
1961Translated by Gerardo Lanceri.
Italian Memoria perduta
1974Translated by Didier Coupaye
French
Amnésie?Amnesie

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1952 1952-05-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
164
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 Jack Coggins Checkmark
Gateway to Tomorrow: A Science Fiction Anthology 1954-02-00 ed. John Carnell Museum Press  
9/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gerard Quinn Checkmark
Second Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction 1954-04-00 ed. H. L. Gold Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar
vi+
[2]+
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mel Hunter Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction Omnibus 1955-00-00 ed. H. L. Gold Grayson & Grayson  
13/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. Johns  
Science Fiction Terror Tales 1955-01-00 ed. Groff Conklin Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar
x+
262
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Science Fiction Terror Tales 1955-03-00 ed. Groff Conklin Pocket Books 1045
$0.25?$: US dollar
x+
262
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 Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
Gateway to Tomorrow 1963-01-00 ed. John Carnell Panther 1460
2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
160
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 Green Checkmark
The Coming of the Robots 1963-02-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Collier Books AS 548
$0.95?$: US dollar
254
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  
Contact 1963-05-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-211
$0.50?$: US dollar
176
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
Contact 1965-08-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-837
$0.50?$: US dollar
176
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
Contact 1965-08-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-837
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
176
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
The Coming of the Robots 1966-00-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Collier Books 02303
$0.95?$: US dollar
254+
[2]
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
The Coming of the Robots 1968-00-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Collier Books 02303
$0.95?$: US dollar
254
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 Don Punchatz Checkmark
Science Fiction Terror Tales 1969-09-00 ed. Groff Conklin Pocket Books 0-671-75413-0 / 75413
$0.75?$: US dollar
x+
262
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
Science Fiction Terror Tales 1970-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Pocket Books 75413
$0.75?$: US dollar
x+
262
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 Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
Themes in Science Fiction: A Journey Into Wonder 1972-00-00 ed. Leo P. Kelley McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) 0-07-033504-4   iii+
428
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Checkmark
Neglected Visions 1979-10-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Joseph D. Olander Doubleday 0-385-14613-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
ix+
212
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth One Plus One Studio Checkmark
Machines That Kill 1984-12-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Fred Saberhagen Ace Books 0-441-51358-1
$2.75?$: US dollar
326
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 Walter Velez Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #14 (1952) 1986-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #660) 0-88677-106-4 / UE2106
$3.50?$: US dollar
352
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #14 (1952) 1986-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-88677-106-4 / UE2106
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
352
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Fine Frights: Stories That Scared Me 1988-08-00 ed. Ramsey Campbell Tor 0-812-51670-2
$3.95?$: US dollar
309
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 Jill Bauman Checkmark
Machines That Kill 1992-05-00 ed. Fred Saberhagen Tor 0-812-52059-9
$3.50?$: US dollar
341
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 Maelo Cintron Checkmark
In Space No One Can Hear You Scream 2013-10-00 ed. Hank Davis Baen Books 978-1-4516-3941-4
$15.00?$: US dollar
325
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Envisioning Other Worlds: Science Fiction and Dystopias 2018-10-08 ed. Christian Ludwig Cornelsen 978-3-06-036163-2
€9.50?€: Euro
158
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 Neil Porter (artist)  
We, Robots 2020-12-10 ed. Simon Ings Ad Astra / Head of Zeus 978-1-78954-092-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
We, Robots 2020-12-10 ed. Simon Ings Ad Astra / Head of Zeus 978-1-78954-091-8
£30.00?£: UK pound
1032
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
We, Robots 2021-12-09 ed. Simon Ings Apollo / Head of Zeus 978-1-80024-971-4
£18.00?£: UK pound
1032
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth  
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