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| "The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline" | |
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| Short story by Isaac Asimov | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Astounding Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Street & Smith |
| Media type | Magazine |
| Publication date | March 1948 |
| Series | Thiotimoline |
| "The Micropsychiatric Applications of Thiotimoline" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Isaac Asimov | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Astounding Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Street & Smith |
| Media type | Magazine |
| Publication date | December 1953 |
| Series | Thiotimoline |
| "Thiotimoline and the Space Age" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Isaac Asimov | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Analog Science Fiction and Fact |
| Publisher | Street & Smith |
| Media type | Magazine |
| Publication date | October 1960 |
| Series | Thiotimoline |
| "Thiotimoline to the Stars" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Isaac Asimov | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Astounding |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Publication date | 1973 |
| Series | Thiotimoline |
Thiotimoline is a fictitious chemical compound conceived by American biochemist and science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It was first described in a spoof scientific paper titled "The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline" in 1948.[1] The major peculiarity of the chemical is its "endochronicity": it starts dissolving before it makes contact with water.
Asimov went on to write three additional short stories, each describing different properties or uses of thiotimoline.
- ^ May, Andrew (2019), May, Andrew (ed.), "Science Fiction Posing as Science Fact", Fake Physics: Spoofs, Hoaxes and Fictitious Science, Science and Fiction, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–22, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-13314-6_1, ISBN 978-3-030-13314-6, retrieved 2024-03-10