John W. Campbell, Jr.

John W. Campbell Jr. wrote space adventure stories in the early 1930s, and under the name Don A. Stuart wrote quieter tales such as Twilight. In 1937 he became editor of Astounding Science Fiction, which he led until his death in 1971. He encouraged writers including Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein and shaped what is called the Golden Age of science fiction. His novella Who Goes There? was filmed as The Thing.