Hal Clement

Harry Clement Stubbs (May 30, 1922 – October 29, 2003) better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre. Stubbs was born in Somerville, Massachusetts and died in Milton, Massachusetts. He went to Harvard, graduating with a B.S. in astronomy in 1943. While there he published his first story, "Proof", in the June 1942 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. His further e... more

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  • May 30, 1922

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  • Oct 29, 2003 (age 81 years)

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