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There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.

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The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering-that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good.

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L. Sprague de Camp

L. Sprague de Camp

Born: November 27, 1907
Died: November 6, 2000 (aged 92)
Bio: Lyon Sprague de Camp known as L. Sprague de Camp was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction and biography. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biographies of other fantasy authors.
Known for:
  1. Lest Darkness Fall (1941)
  2. The Ancient Engineers (1963)
  3. Lovecraft: A Biography (1975)
  4. Conan and the Spider God (1980)
  5. The Best of L. Sprague de Camp (1978)

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