Analog Science Fiction - Science Fact June 1976 (Vol 96, No.6)
Illustrations by Freas, Gaughan, Schelling. Cover by Jack Gaughan (for "A Thrust of Greatness." )

Novelette: "A Thrust of Greatness" by Stanley Schmidt. (begins "Lifeboat Earth" series.)

Stories: "Brains Isn’t Everything" by Christopher Anvil
"Side Effect" by Hayford Peirce
"Longevity" by Scott W. Schumack.

Serial: "Minotaur in a Mushroom Maze" (Part 2 of 3) by Richard & Nancy Carrigan.

Science Fact: "Detesters, Phasers, and Dean Drives" by G. Harry Stine.

Ben Bova’s editorial is "Crucial Experiment II." Book reviews by Lester del Rey.