Quote of the day
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
Hal Clement

Born: May 30, 1922
Died: October 29, 2003 (aged 81)
Bio: Harry Clement Stubbs, better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre. He also painted astronomically oriented artworks under the name George Richard.
Known for:
- Mission of Gravity (1953)
- Needle (1950)
- Iceworld (1953)
- Close to Critical (1958)
- Heavy Planet (2002)