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Title: Lost Memory Title Record # 58142
Author: Peter Phillips
Date: 1952-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A spaceship crashes on a planet of intelligent machines who attempt to come to its aid, but are unable to grasp the concept that the intelligence piloting it may not be mechanical.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1954 French Tu m'as renié par trois fois
1957Translated by 下島連 (Muraji Shimojima)
Japanese
失われた記憶?Ushinawareta Kioku
[as by
ピーター・フィリップス?Pītā Firippusu
Piitaa Firippusu
]
1958 German Fehldiagnose
1961Translated by Gerardo Lanceri.
Italian Memoria perduta
1974Translated by Didier Coupaye
French
Amnésie?Amnesie

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1952 1952-05-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
164
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Jack Coggins Checkmark
Gateway to Tomorrow: A Science Fiction Anthology 1954-02-00 ed. John Carnell Museum Press  
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).
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gerard Quinn Checkmark
Second Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction 1954-04-00 ed. H. L. Gold Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
vi+
[2]+
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mel Hunter Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #13 December 1954 1954-12-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Éditions Nuit et Jour?Editions Nuit et Jour
 
F100?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Mel Hunter  
Galaxy Science Fiction Omnibus 1955-00-00 ed. H. L. Gold Grayson & Grayson  
13/6?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).
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. Johns  
Science Fiction Terror Tales 1955-01-00 ed. Groff Conklin Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
262
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Science Fiction Terror Tales 1955-03-00 ed. Groff Conklin Pocket Books 1045
$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
262
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.
anth Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
宇宙恐怖物語?Uchū Kyōfu Monogatari
Uchu Kyofu Monogatari
1957-10-00 ed.
東京元々社?Tōkyō Gengensha
Toukyou Gengensha
Tokyo Gengensha
(
宇宙科学小説シリーズ?Uchū Kagaku Shōsetsu Shirīzu
Uchuu Kagaku Shousetsu Shiriizu
#1)
 
¥390?¥: Japanese yen. ISO code: JPY
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Galaxis Science Fiction, #10 1958-12-00 ed. Lothar Heinecke Moewig  
DM 1.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
128
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.
mag Emsh Checkmark
Il secondo libro della fantascienza 1961-06-00 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Einaudi     x+
612
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Gateway to Tomorrow 1963-01-00 ed. John Carnell Panther 1460
2/6?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).
160
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.
anth Green Checkmark
The Coming of the Robots 1963-02-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Collier Books AS 548
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
254
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.
anth  
Contact 1963-05-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-211
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
176
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.
anth John Schoenherr Checkmark
Contact 1965-08-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-837
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
176
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.
anth John Schoenherr Checkmark
Contact 1965-08-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-837
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
176
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.
anth John Schoenherr Checkmark
The Coming of the Robots 1966-00-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Collier Books 02303
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
254+
[2]
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.
anth Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
The Coming of the Robots 1968-00-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Collier Books 02303
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
254
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.
anth Don Punchatz Checkmark
Science Fiction Terror Tales 1969-09-00 ed. Groff Conklin Pocket Books 0-671-75413-0 / 75413
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
262
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.
anth Checkmark
Science Fiction Terror Tales 1970-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Pocket Books 75413
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
262
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.
anth Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
Themes in Science Fiction: A Journey Into Wonder 1972-00-00 ed. Leo P. Kelley McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) 0-07-033504-4   iii+
428
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 Checkmark
Histoires de robots 1974-04-16 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) 2-253-00061-2   486
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.
anth Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Histoires de robots 1974-06-11 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) 2-253-00061-2   486
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.
anth Pierre Faucheux  
Histoires de robots 1975-02-26 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) 2-253-00061-2   486
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.
anth Pierre Faucheux  
Histoires de robots 1976-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) 2-253-00061-2   486
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.
anth Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Histoires de robots 1978-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) 2-253-00061-2   486
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.
anth Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Neglected Visions 1979-10-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Joseph D. Olander Doubleday 0-385-14613-2
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
212
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth One Plus One Studio Checkmark
Machines That Kill 1984-12-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Fred Saberhagen Ace Books 0-441-51358-1
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
326
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.
anth Walter Velez Checkmark
Histoires de robots 1985-02-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) 2-253-00061-2   486
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.
anth
Éric Seigaud?Eric Seigaud
 
The Great SF Stories #14 (1952) 1986-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #660) 0-88677-106-4 / UE2106
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
352
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.
anth Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #14 (1952) 1986-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-88677-106-4 / UE2106
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
352
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.
anth Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Fine Frights: Stories That Scared Me 1988-08-00 ed. Ramsey Campbell Tor 0-812-51670-2
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
309
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.
anth Jill Bauman Checkmark
Machines That Kill 1992-05-00 ed. Fred Saberhagen Tor 0-812-52059-9
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
341
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.
anth Maelo Cintron Checkmark
Histoires de robots 1993-10-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3764) 2-253-00061-2   486
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.
anth Seigaud  
Histoires de robots 1997-00-00 ed.
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (
Les maîtres de la science-fiction?Les maitres de la science-fiction
)
2-253-07195-1   119
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.
anth Checkmark
Histoires de robots 1997-04-00 ed.
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (
Les maîtres de la science-fiction?Les maitres de la science-fiction
#7195)
2-253-07195-1   119
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.
anth  
In Space No One Can Hear You Scream 2013-10-00 ed. Hank Davis Baen Books 978-1-4516-3941-4
$15.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
325
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 Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Envisioning Other Worlds: Science Fiction and Dystopias 2018-10-08 ed. Christian Ludwig Cornelsen 978-3-06-036163-2
€9.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
158
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.
anth Neil Porter (artist)  
We, Robots 2020-12-10 ed. Simon Ings Ad Astra / Head of Zeus 978-1-78954-092-5
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
We, Robots 2020-12-10 ed. Simon Ings Ad Astra / Head of Zeus 978-1-78954-091-8
£30.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
1032
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
We, Robots 2021-12-09 ed. Simon Ings Apollo / Head of Zeus 978-1-80024-971-4
£18.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
1032
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  
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