Effinger, George Alec. "Schrödinger's Kitten"
Summary: An Arab girl who dreams of potential futures becomes a quantum physicist. Later she meets Hugh Everett (of the many worlds theory).
Published: In Omni, September 1989; The Year's Best Science Fiction, Sixth Annual Collection (ed. Gardner Dozois), St. Martin's 1989 (0312030096, 0312030088), v.t. Best New SF 3, Robinson 1989 (1854870289); The 1989 Annual World's Best SF (eds. Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha), DAW 1989; Nebula Awards 24: SFWA's Choice for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 1988 (ed. Michael Bishop), Arbor House 1989; Short Story Paperback #42, Pulphouse 1992 (1561465429); The New Hugo Awards: Volume III (eds. Connie Willis and Martin H. Greenberg), Baen 1994 (067187604X), SFBC 1994; and Budayeen Nights, Golden Gryphon 2003 (1930846193BUY).
Original in: English.
Translation: French by Jean-Pierre Pugi as "Le chat de Schrödinger", in Univers 1990, (ed. unknown) J'ai lu 1990 (2277227803).
Translation: Greek as "I gatoula tou Srentingker", in Apagorevmenos Planitis #10 (publ. unknown 1990).
— Posted on-line at Alternative Factor publ. unknown 1998.
Translation: Italian by Nicoletta Vallorani as "Il gattino di Schrödinger", in Destinazione Spazio (ed. Donald A. Wollheim), Mondadori 1990; and I Premi Hugo 1984-1990 (ed. Piergiorgio Nicolazzini), Nord 1991 (8842906034).
Translation: Italian by Daniele Brolli as "Il gattino di Schrödinger", in Cuori elettrici. L'antologia essenziale del cyberpunk (ed. Daniele Brolli), Einaudi 1996 (8806142003).
Awards: Winner: 1988 Nebula for best novelette. Winner: 1989 Hugo for best novelette.