John W. Campbell, Jr
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Finagle's law of dynamic negatives (also known as Melody's law, Sod's Law or Finagle's corollary to Murphy's law) is usually rendered as "Anything that can go wrong, will—at the worst possible moment."
The term "Finagle's law" is often associated with John W. Campbell Jr., the influential editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later Analog).
Books & Publications
- Editor: The Second Astounding Science Fiction Anthology — 1954 edition
- Editor: Analog 3 — 1968 edition
Contributions in order of title
- "It ain't my job…" — in Analog Science Fiction Science Fact
- Introduction — in Analog 3
- The Nature of the Supernatural — in Analog Science Fiction Science Fact
- Twilight — in Space Odyssey
- What Do You Mean… Human? — in The Best of Sci-Fi 5