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1. The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin 1 The Cold Equations appeared in the August issue of Astounding Science Fiction.I can do no better than John ampbell’s original preface to this story: “The Frontier is a strange place – and aFile Size: KB.

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2. "The Cold Equations" is the fifty-first episode and the sixteenth episode of the third season (–89) of the television series The Twilight Zone.

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3. "The Cold Equations" is 1 See answer Answer /5 3. JeonRoku +4 soobee72pl and 4 others learned from this answer It is a short story, if that is what you are asking.:) 2 votes 2 votes Rate! Rate! Thanks Comments; Report Log in to add a comment Looking for something else?

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4. Discussion Questions for “The Cold Equations” How does astronaut Barton know he is not alone on his Emergency Dispatch Ship? What does Paragraph L, Section 8, of Interstellar Regulations, state?

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5. Recently, I happened to read The Cold Equations, a science fiction short story by American writer Tom Godwin which was selected as one of the best science-fiction short stories published before by the Science Fiction Writers of America.I find it hard to imagine how someone can mix such levels of simplicity and complexity in just one tale.

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6. Dec 07,  · Directed by Peter Geiger. With Billy Campbell, Poppy Montgomery, Daniel Roebuck, William R. Moses. Lt. John Barton is sent on a special mission to deliver a special vaccine to a distant mining colony. He is infuriated to find Lee, a stowaway aboard his spacecraft. Barton has only enough fuel to carry himself and his precious cargo, and Lee's added weight insures that they will crash if she /10().

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7. The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin 1 The Cold Equations appeared in the August issue of Astounding Science Fiction. I can do no better than John Campbell’s original preface to this story: “The Frontier is a strange place – and a frontier is not always easy to recognize. It may lie on the other side of a simple door marked ‘No.

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8. Apr 29,  · The Cold Equations always win. Some critics have gone after this story on plausibility grounds—what sort of idiots would design a system with no redundancy or margin of .

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