Feature Guest Speaker At Science Fiction Club: Famed Frederik Pohl
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Feature Guest Speaker At Science Fiction Club: Famed Frederik Pohl
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Polytechnic Reporter
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Polytechnic Reporter, Vol. 56
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November 21, 1963
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Feature Guest Speaker At Science Fiction Club: Famed Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl, famed editor of Galaxy, Science Fiction magazine, will be the featured guest speaker at the Science Fiction Club meeting, Wednesday, November 27, fifth hour. Because of the large number of people expected to come to hear him speak, Room 116 has been engaged for his talk. Mr. Pohl became editor of Galaxy in 1961 when Horace Gold, the founder, retired. He is also editor of Worlds of If and Worlds of Tomorrow.
"Mr. Pohl is the first of three speakers to come," said Edward Dong, Vice-President of the Club. No title was given for the speech; this was left to Mr. Pohl.
A Prolific Author
Mr. Pohl is 43 years old; he has published 43 books. Called "One of the finest satirists of the 20th Century," he first earned his fame, when the book, The Space Merchants, written in collaboration with C. M. Kornbluth, exploded upon the American scene. Other equally good and deservedly famed collaborations have been Search The Sky, The Wonder Effect, Gladiator-at-Law, and Wolfbane. Mr. Pohl has edited the short story anthologies, Beyond Tomorrow and To The End of Time. His short story collections include The Abominable Earthman, Alternating Currents, Turn Left At Thursday, and The Man Who Ate the World. The recently issued Drunkard's Walk is one of his best novels. Slave Ship, another novel, is still available.
Frederik Pohl, famed editor of Galaxy, Science Fiction magazine, will be the featured guest speaker at the Science Fiction Club meeting, Wednesday, November 27, fifth hour. Because of the large number of people expected to come to hear him speak, Room 116 has been engaged for his talk. Mr. Pohl became editor of Galaxy in 1961 when Horace Gold, the founder, retired. He is also editor of Worlds of If and Worlds of Tomorrow.
"Mr. Pohl is the first of three speakers to come," said Edward Dong, Vice-President of the Club. No title was given for the speech; this was left to Mr. Pohl.
A Prolific Author
Mr. Pohl is 43 years old; he has published 43 books. Called "One of the finest satirists of the 20th Century," he first earned his fame, when the book, The Space Merchants, written in collaboration with C. M. Kornbluth, exploded upon the American scene. Other equally good and deservedly famed collaborations have been Search The Sky, The Wonder Effect, Gladiator-at-Law, and Wolfbane. Mr. Pohl has edited the short story anthologies, Beyond Tomorrow and To The End of Time. His short story collections include The Abominable Earthman, Alternating Currents, Turn Left At Thursday, and The Man Who Ate the World. The recently issued Drunkard's Walk is one of his best novels. Slave Ship, another novel, is still available.
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Polytechnic Reporter, “Feature Guest Speaker At Science Fiction Club: Famed Frederik Pohl,” Poly Archives, accessed March 3, 2026, https://polyarchives.hosting.nyu.edu/items/show/420.