The Mad Planet
Murray Leinster
Virginia-born William Fitzgerald Jenkins (1896-1975), better known by his pen-name Murray Leinster, was a prolific and successful writer of pulp fiction. While he worked in a variety of genres, he was best known for incredibly imaginative and detailed science-fiction work. "The Mad Planet" is an prescient example in which he imagines the long-term effect of global warming caused by an excess of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere!
During his lengthy career, Leinster published more that 1,500 shorts stores and articles; he also wrote extensively for radio, television, and the movies. He won a number of awards, most notably a Hugo in 1956 for his novelette Exploration Team.
"The Mad Planet" appeared in the November, 1926, issue of Hugo Gernsback's Amazing Stories. Enjoy!
During his lengthy career, Leinster published more that 1,500 shorts stores and articles; he also wrote extensively for radio, television, and the movies. He won a number of awards, most notably a Hugo in 1956 for his novelette Exploration Team.
"The Mad Planet" appeared in the November, 1926, issue of Hugo Gernsback's Amazing Stories. Enjoy!
