Synopsis
Charlie Gordon has an operation which increases his intelligence.
History
First publication: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 1959
Expanded into the 1966 novel.
1960 Hugo winner for best short fiction.
Review
Genius. Proof of how science fiction is great literature, but different from all other types of literature. I can’t think of even one thing that could have been done better. You must read this one.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1979, edited by Edward L. Ferman, magazine, Mercury Press, 1979-10-00
Stories of Suspense, edited by Mary E. MacEwen, paperback, Scholastic, 1969-01-00
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1959, edited by Robert P. Mills, magazine, Mercury Press, 1959-04-00