Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Charles Sheffield
Born: June 25, 1935
Died: November 2, 2002 (aged 67)
Bio: Charles Sheffield was an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction writer who served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical Society.
Known for:
- Cold as Ice (1992)
- Summertide (1990)
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1997)
- Nimrod Hunt (1986)
- The Web Between the Worlds (1979)