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Clifford D. Simak
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American writer, journalist (1904–1988)
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Clifford Donald Simak (1904–1988) was an American writer, journalist, novelist, and screenwriter. Born in Millville, Wisconsin, he was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He began his professional work period in 1931 and wrote in English. His literary output included works in the science fiction and fantasy genres, with *Way Station* listed as a notable work.
Simak received several awards during his career, including the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novelette, the Nebula Award for Best Short Story, and the Jupiter Award. He was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novella, the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. His archives are held at the University of Minnesota. He died in Minneapolis.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 3 August 1904
- Died
- 25 April 1988
- Works
- 207
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Film & TV
Writing · Millville, Wisconsin, United States
Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer and journalist. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master, and the Horror Writers Association made him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He is associated with the pastoral science fiction subgenre.
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- 94
- Total plays
- 1,017
Clifford Donald Simak (August 3, 1904 – April 25, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master, and the Horror Writers Association made him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Clifford+D.+Simak">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
· 2018 · cited 36,326x
- The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 23,673x
- Model-based Analysis of ChIP-Seq (MACS)
· 2008 · cited 17,889x
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,463x
- NIA‐AA Research Framework: Toward a biological definition of Alzheimer's disease
· 2018 · cited 9,643x
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Quotes
- “I have tried at times to place humans in perspective against the vastness of universal time and space. I have been concerned with where we, as a race, may be going and what may be our purpose in the universal scheme — if we have a purpose. In general, I believe we do, and perhaps an important one.”
- “There is mystery here, but a soft, sure mystery that is understood and only remains a mystery because I want it so. The mystery of the nighthawk against a darkening sky, the puzzle of the firefly along the lilac hedge.”
- “They are worse than the disinherited. They are not the has-beens, they are the never-weres.”
- “The chain of life runs smoothly from one generation to the next and none of the links stand out except here and there a link one sees by accident.”
- “As he looked, Sutton felt the cold hand of loneliness reach down with icy fingers to take him in its grip. For here was sheer, mad loneliness such as he had never dreamed. Here was the very negation of life and motion, here was the stark, bald beginning when there was no life, nor even thought of life. Here anything that knew or thought or moved was an alien thing, a disease, a cancer on the face of nothingness.”
- “I have not long to live. I have lasted more than a man’s average allotted span, and while I still am hale and hearty, I know full well the hand of time, while it may miss a man at one reaping, will get him at the next.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Clifford Donald Simak , ( 1904-08-03 ) August 3, 1904, Millville, Wisconsin , U.S.
- Died
- April 25, 1988 (1988-04-25) (aged 83), Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S.
- Occupation
- Journalist, popular writer
- Alma mater
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Period
- 1931–1986 (fiction)
- Genre
- Science fiction, fantasy
- Subject
- Popular science
- Notable works
- Way Station City The Visitors
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Donald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Millville
- Place of death
- Minneapolis
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Educated at
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Way Station
- Genre
- fantasy
- Image
- Clifford Simak WS 3112.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1904-08-03
- date of death
- 1988-04-24
- Commons category
- Clifford D. Simak
- birth name
- Clifford Donald Simak
- archives at
- University of Minnesota
- name in native language
- Clifford D. Simak
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 1988-00-00
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Simak's first story, "The World of the Red Sun", was listed on the cover of Wonder Stories in 1931. Simak as pictured in Wonder Stories in 1931.
Clifford Donald Simak (/ˈsɪmək/; August 3, 1904 – April 25, 1988) was an American science fiction writer and journalist. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master, and the Horror Writers Association made him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He is associated with the pastoral science fiction subgenre.
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