The Dead Past
| "The Dead Past" | |||
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| Short story by Isaac Asimov | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Science fiction | ||
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| Published in | Astounding Science Fiction | ||
| Publication type | Periodical | ||
| Publisher | Street & Smith | ||
| Media type | Print (Magazine, Hardback & Paperback) | ||
| Publication date | April 1956 | ||
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"The Dead Past" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, first published in the April 1956 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. It was later collected in Earth Is Room Enough (1957) and The Best of Isaac Asimov (1973), and adapted into an episode of the science-fiction television series Out of the Unknown. Its pattern is that of dystopian fiction, but of a subtly nuanced flavor.