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Title: Let There Be Light Title Record # 58507
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1940-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Future History
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1940 "Let There Be Light"
1940 "Let There Be Light" [as by Robert Heinlein]
1940 'Let There Be Light' [as by Robert Heinlein]
1940 'Let There Be Light'
1940 Let There Be Light [as by Lyle Monroe]
Year Language Title
1955ⓘTranslated by Antonio Ribera Jordá
 Spanish Hágase la luz
1967ⓘTranslated by Pierre Billon
 French " Que la lumière soit ! "
1971ⓘTranslated by Fritz Steinberg
 German Es werde Licht
1978ⓘTranslated by Pierre Billon
 French "Que la lumière soit"

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nominations Below Cutoff 2016 Retro Hugo Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Super Science Stories, May 1940 1940-05-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Fictioneers, Inc.  
$0.15?$: US dollar
 132
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Gabriel Mayorga Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon: Harriman and the Escape from Earth to the Moon! 1950-02-15 Robert A. Heinlein Shasta  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Hubert Rogers Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1951-03-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet 847
$0.25?$: US dollar
 167
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1953-00-00 Robert Heinlein Sidgwick & Jackson  
9/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Hubert Rogers Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1955-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Shasta  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 299
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1955-00-00 Robert Heinlein Pan Books 327
2/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 252
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gerard Quinn Checkmark
The Robert Heinlein Omnibus 1958-07-00 Robert Heinlein The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 33
5/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 256+
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni C. W. Bacon  
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1959-04-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet S1644
$0.35?$: US dollar
 vi+
159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1963-00-00 Robert Heinlein Pan Books X227
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 237+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll W. F. Phillipps Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1963-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library D2358
$0.50?$: US dollar
 159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1963-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library of Canada D2358
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
A Robert Heinlein Omnibus 1966-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Sidgwick & Jackson  
30/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 158+
256+
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1970-01-00 Robert Heinlein New English Library 0-450-00431-7
£0.30?£: UK pound
 237+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1970-07-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library T4307
$0.75?$: US dollar
 159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1971-04-00 Robert Heinlein New English Library 0-450-00431-7
£0.30?£: UK pound
 238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1979-04-00 Robert A. Heinlein New English Library 0-450-04374-6
£1.00?£: UK pound
 238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Tim White Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1979-06-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library 0-451-08717-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
 267
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1979-06-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-08717-8
C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 267
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1980-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library 0-451-08717-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
 267
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1981-03-00 Robert A. Heinlein New English Library 0-450-05063-7
£1.50?£: UK pound
 238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Tim White  
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1981-03-00 Robert Heinlein New English Library 0-450-00431-7
£1.50?£: UK pound
 238+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1982-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library 0-451-11587-2
$2.50?$: US dollar
 267
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Yesterday's Tomorrows 1982-10-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Berkley Books 0-425-05648-1
$9.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
431
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1983-07-00 Robert A. Heinlein New English Library 0-450-00431-7
£1.50?£: UK pound
 238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Tim White Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1987-03-00 Robert A. Heinlein Baen Books 0-671-65623-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
 [9]+
295
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll John Melo Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1987-03-00 Robert A. Heinlein Baen Books 0-671-65623-6
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 [9]+
295
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll John Melo Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1989-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein New English Library 0-450-00431-7
£2.99?£: UK pound
 238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Danny Flynn Checkmark
The Man Who Sold The Moon 2000-03-00 Robert A. Heinlein Baen 0-671-57863-4
$5.99?$: US dollar
 295
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Patrick Turner  
Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein 2005-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Science Fiction Book Club 1-58288-184-7 / 1196119
$15.99?$: US dollar
 xxiv+
738
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bruce Jensen Checkmark
The Future History of Robert Heinlein: Volume I 2010-02-00 Robert A. Heinlein The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #22) 978-1-897350-33-1   xi+
508
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon / Orphans of the Sky 2013-08-20 Robert A. Heinlein Baen  
$6.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni Bob Eggleton  
The Man Who Sold the Moon / Orphans of the Sky 2013-09-03 Robert A. Heinlein Baen 978-1-4516-3922-3
$13.00?$: US dollar
 384
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Bob Eggleton  
The Past Through Tomorrow 2014-02-27 Robert A. Heinlein Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus) 978-0-575-12086-0
£18.99?£: UK pound
 xv+
793
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Tim White Checkmark
The Past Through Tomorrow 2014-03-27 Robert A. Heinlein Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus) 978-1-4732-0200-9
£9.49?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Tim White  
The Man Who Sold the Moon / Orphans of the Sky 2014-11-25 Robert A. Heinlein Baen 978-1-4767-3705-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 525
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 omni Bob Eggleton  
The Man Who Sold the Moon 2014-12-22 Robert A. Heinlein Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11310-7
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Man Who Sold the Moon date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library Y6233
$1.25?$: US dollar
 159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library Q5341
$0.95?$: US dollar
 vi+
159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gene Szafran  
The Man Who Sold the Moon date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet T4307
$0.75?$: US dollar
 159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet T4307
$0.75?$: US dollar
 159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet E7196
$1.75?$: US dollar
 267
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet E7196
$1.75?$: US dollar
 267
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet 0-451-12425-1
$2.95?$: US dollar
 267
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library Q5341
$0.95?$: US dollar
 159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Man Who Sold the Moon date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Shasta  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Hubert Rogers Checkmark
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