The Cold Equations

Tom Godwin.
1954 sci-fi short story.
==Length==
28 standard pages53968 characters long, according to Notepad++ using the online version..
==First read (20th July 2013)==
===Format===
As part of my paperback The Science Fiction Hall of Fame.
===Journal===
Read on the 20th of July, either on the way to work, at work, or on the way home.
Wow, pretty bleak! Was convinced it was leading up to the main character realising he could jettison himself, became increasingly confused as it dragged out without anyone suggesting or thinking it, and then the idea just never came up. Huh!
===Rating===
1
==Ratings, awards, mentions and recommendations==
Number 7 short story in the Science Fiction Writers of America's 1964 poll.
=Links and references=
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