Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
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)