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Laurence van Cott Niven ( /ˈnɪvən/; born April 30, 1938 in Los Angeles, California) is an American science fiction author. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and...
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