ddern@BBN-UNIX@sri-unix.UUCP (08/26/83)
From: Daniel Dern <ddern@BBN-UNIX> Try looking in CHILDREN OF WONDER, an anthology edited, I think, by William Tenn (a.k.a. Phillip Klass), in non-recent hardcover or paperback. This is a guess, but I'm pretty sure of it. (Note: I think that an abridged version of this antho was issued at some point) You can also try Clifton Fadiman's classic sf-ish anthologies, FANTASIA MATHEMATICA and THE MATHEMATICAL MAGPIE, which I'm not betting on as sources, but were great fun anyway. Try your local library and their trusty card catalog. (Boy, do these old books make me feel dated...) I think there's also a story called TWINK in a similar theme, by lord knows who. Does anybody out there have a NESFA/MITSFS index handy? Yours till the Palentir access the arpanet, Daniel Dern
turner@rand-unix@sri-unix.UUCP (08/30/83)
Thanks to everyone who came to my aid on finding this story. The definitive placement seems to be in Clifton Fadiman's MATHEMATICAL MAGPIE (the sequel to MATHEMATICA FANTASIA). Apparently the story may also appear in a book entitled CHILDREN OF WONDER or something similar. There was no consensus on the title or editor (it is a collection). Thanx again.... Scott Turner turner@rand-unix ...randvax!turner