" Misfit " is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein . It was originally titled "Cosmic Construction Corps" before being renamed by the editor John W. Campbell and published in the November 1939 issue of Astounding Science Fiction . "Misfit" was Heinlein's second published story. One of the earliest of Heinlein's Future History stories, it was later included in the collections Revolt in 2100 and The Past Through Tomorrow .
11-588: [REDACTED] Look up misfit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Misfit may refer to: Film, books, and television [ edit ] "Misfit" (short story) , a 1939 short story by Robert A. Heinlein The Misfit, a character in Flannery O'Connor's short story " A Good Man Is Hard to Find " Misfit (1965 film) , a 1965 American film The Misfit (TV series) ,
22-643: A 1965 American film The Misfit (TV series) , a 1970s ATV sitcom series Salah Asuhan (film) , a 1972 Indonesian film released internationally as The Misfit Misfit (2017 film) , a 2017 Dutch film Music [ edit ] Misfit (songwriter) , Korean lyricist at S.M. Entertainment "Misfit" (Amy Studt song) , 2003 "Misfit" (Curiosity Killed the Cat song) , 1986 "Misfit", 1974 song by Carly Simon from Hotcakes "Misfit", song by Elefant from Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid "Misfit", 1980 song by Wipers from their album Is This Real? Misfit,
33-545: A 1970s ATV sitcom series Salah Asuhan (film) , a 1972 Indonesian film released internationally as The Misfit Misfit (2017 film) , a 2017 Dutch film Music [ edit ] Misfit (songwriter) , Korean lyricist at S.M. Entertainment "Misfit" (Amy Studt song) , 2003 "Misfit" (Curiosity Killed the Cat song) , 1986 "Misfit", 1974 song by Carly Simon from Hotcakes "Misfit", song by Elefant from Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid "Misfit", 1980 song by Wipers from their album Is This Real? Misfit,
44-595: A mistake has been made in calculating the size of the charge, preventing a catastrophic blast. He is assigned to the ship's astrogation computer. During the move to the destination orbit, the computer malfunctions, and Libby takes over, performing all the complex calculations in his head. The asteroid is settled successfully into its final orbit. " Slipstick " Libby became one of Heinlein's recurring characters and would later appear in several works associated with Lazarus Long , among them Methuselah's Children and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls . The story includes one of
55-401: A rapper in the hip hop group Rascalz Other uses [ edit ] Misfit (DC Comics) , comic book character Misfit (Marvel Comics) , comic book character Misfit Studios , a Canadian small press publishing company Misfit Wearables , a wearable sensor technology design and manufacturing company See also [ edit ] Misfit (comics) , a list of comics that share
66-401: A rapper in the hip hop group Rascalz Other uses [ edit ] Misfit (DC Comics) , comic book character Misfit (Marvel Comics) , comic book character Misfit Studios , a Canadian small press publishing company Misfit Wearables , a wearable sensor technology design and manufacturing company See also [ edit ] Misfit (comics) , a list of comics that share
77-499: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages misfit [REDACTED] Look up misfit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Misfit may refer to: Film, books, and television [ edit ] "Misfit" (short story) , a 1939 short story by Robert A. Heinlein The Misfit, a character in Flannery O'Connor's short story " A Good Man Is Hard to Find " Misfit (1965 film) ,
88-600: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Misfit (short story) A coming-of-age story that follows Andrew Jackson Libby , a boy from Earth with extraordinary mathematical ability but meager education. Finding few opportunities on Earth, he joins the Cosmic Construction Corps , a future military-led version of the US Depression -era Civilian Conservation Corps employing out-of-work youth to construct
99-522: The infrastructure needed to colonize the Solar System. With a group of other inexperienced young men he is assigned to a ship traveling to the asteroid belt , where their task is to build a base on an asteroid and then move it into a more convenient orbit between Earth and Mars. Libby comes to the Captain's attention during the process of blasting holes in the asteroid for rocket engines when Libby realizes that
110-472: The name Misfits (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Misfit . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Misfit&oldid=1146407528 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
121-472: The name Misfits (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Misfit . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Misfit&oldid=1146407528 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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