Astounding Stories #48

This anthology issue contains multiple science fiction stories. "Will Power" follows Flash Banner, a physically powerful man in a hospital who is encouraged by his visiting self to pursue fighting, only to discover he has brain damage and suffers headaches when he fights; he later hears that alien contact has been made and decides to pursue a new career. Another story involves an accountant named Sylvy who learns that the government is building an atom-powered experimental space ship and dreams of being the first human to go into deep space; he plans to sneak aboard with concealed food to stow away on the vessel. A third story features a woman named Milady and a man named Guy who survive a deep underwater dive and encounter mysterious remnants including silver braces and the memory of a man born 21,000 years before.