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Also known as George Richard, Harry C. Stubbs, Harry Stubbs

US-amerikanischer Science-Fiction-Schriftsteller

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Hal Clement, born Harry Clement Stubbs in Somerville on 30 May 1922, was an American writer, novelist, science fiction writer and astronomer. He was educated at Boston University, Harvard University and Simmons University, and served in World War II. His notable work was Mission of Gravity.

He was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Locus Award for Best Novel, the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and the Locus Award for Best Short Story, and received the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. He was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Clement died of diabetes in Milton on 29 October 2003.

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Person · Open Library

Born
30 May 1922
Died
29 October 2003
Works
82

Top works

  • Men against the stars
  • Hal Clement's Needle
  • The Golden Years of Science Fiction -- Second Series
  • One Hundred
  • Writing science fiction and fantasy

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Hong Kong

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
8
Total plays
34

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hal+Clement">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • It seems that these men are primitive enough to have a marked tendency toward superstition—ascribing things they don’t understand to supernatural intervention.
  • I am resigned to living in a chess-type universe—few and simple rules, but infinite combinations of them. But it would be nice to know an answer sometime.
  • If you want adventure, you made a mistake exploring space. The only space adventures I've heard of are second-hand stories built on guesswork; the people who really had them weren't around to tell about it.
  • The captain, thinking over this event afterward, realized that by his own lifelong standards he had a crew composed entirely of lunatics, with himself well to the front in degree of aberration; but he was fairly sure that this particular form of insanity was going to be useful.
  • No one likes to be watched constantly by someone he can’t see.
  • What’s the use of a high school education if you can’t recall it when needed later on?

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Key facts

Born
Harry Clement Stubbs , ( 1922-05-30 ) May 30, 1922 , Somerville, Massachusetts , U.S.
Died
October 29, 2003 (2003-10-29) (aged 81), Milton, Massachusetts , U.S.
Pen name
George Richard (as artist)
Occupation
Novelist military pilot science teacher
Education
Harvard University ( BS ), Boston University ( MEd ), Simmons College ( MS )
Period
1942–2003
Genre
Science fiction
Literary movement
Hard science fiction
Notable works
Mission of Gravity " Uncommon Sense "

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Somerville
Place of death
Milton
Occupation
teacher
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Mission of Gravity
Conflict
World War II
Image
14th WSFS 008 - Hal Clement.jpg
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date of birth
1922-05-30
date of death
2003-10-29
cause of death
diabetes
birth name
Harry Clement Stubbs
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Hal Clement
name in native language
Hal Clement
Sources (4)

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Article · Deutsch

Hal Clement (eigentlich Harry Clement Stubbs; geboren am 30. Mai 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts; gestorben am 29. Oktober 2003 in Milton, Massachusetts) war ein amerikanischer Science-Fiction-Autor. Er gilt als typischer Vertreter der Hard Science Fiction. Sein bekanntester Roman ist Unternehmen Schwerkraft, erster Teil einer auf dem exotischen Planeten Mesklin handelnden Trilogie.

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