Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Jack Williamson
Born: April 29, 1908
Died: November 10, 2006 (aged 98)
Bio: John Stewart Williamson, who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction" after the death of Robert Heinlein in 1988. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.
Known for:
- Darker Than You Think (1948)
- The Legion of Space (1947)
- The Humanoids (1949)
- Star Bridge (1955)
- The Legion of Time (1952)







