Prepare to travel to the Tomorrow that never was.From the author who believes the future should always be furnished with chrome and powered by a harmless atomic reaction comes Science Fiction Like It's 1950, a pitch-perfect collection of stories that channels the thrilling, paranoid, and often hilarious spirit of mid-century speculative fiction.In this volume, you will discover a universe populated by, among others: The Computing Ladies of Station Kepler-7, who uncover a secret military blockade around an invisible celestial object-proving that women know best, especially when armed with differential analyzers and impeccable logic.A ham radio operator in Kansas, who receives an impossible signal from a beautiful scientist who claims to be calling from a time-fractured 1987.The desperate survivors of the post-apocalyptic era, who cling to the last functioning TV signal that broadcasts a single, perfect episode of Father Knows Best.The Venusians, gelatinous businessmen who build perfect American and Soviet suburbs to scare off humanity and secure their planet for peace and quiet.A philosophical Angel Food Cake that achieves atomic-enhanced consciousness, leading a culinary revolution and demanding its right to vote.A civil servant tasked with preventing the invention of time travel, only to find himself trapped in an endless cycle of bureaucratic hearings across centuries.Finally, follow physicist Leo Maxwell in the 13,000-word novelette The Granular World, as he discovers that his entire existence might be nothing more than a high-resolution lie woven by inscrutable alien architectsIf you miss the days when all scientific problems could be solved with a wrench and all societal problems could be blamed on strangers, put your feet up, adjust your rabbit ears, and enjoy Gina Meebzel's loving tribute to the Golden Age of Science Fiction.