Golden Men in the Sky

Under Campbell's control a lot of writers disappeared from the field. They were unable to meet his standards. At the same time, many new writers were beginning to appear. They had been the earlier readers and they were able to be guided by Campbell to making great stories. The writers who appeared at this time were the true Golden Men of sf: Poul Anderson with his romantic adventures; Asimov with stories and books about almost everything; Alfred Bester's insane humour; Hal Clement's complete ecology of planets; L. Sprague de Camp's fantasy; George Smith's telecommunications predictions; and the many excellent stories of Clifford Simak, Theodore Sturgeon and Harry Harrison.