Hal Clement

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Harry Clement Stubbs, better known by his pseudonym Hal Clement, was born on May 30, 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts (USA) and died on May 29, 1922. October 2003 in Milton, Massachusetts (USA). A professor of chemistry at Milton Academy, Clement is known worldwide as a science fiction writer.

John W. Campbell (left) and Hal Clement (right) at the 14th Worldcon in 1956.

Clement was part of the circle of writers that John W. Campbell assembled for Astounding magazine. He published his first story in it, Proof in 1942. Not a very prolific writer, he published books very sporadically.

Clement is considered one of the most representative authors of hard science fiction, and his works, due to the credibility and seriousness with which they were used in their scientific treatment, can almost be considered courses in physics, chemistry and astronomy. Despite this, he managed to make them very entertaining, with an amenity not very common in this type of novel. For this reason, his works are considered ideal for scientific dissemination among young people. His most outstanding novel in this sense is Gravity Mission (1954), and it has been considered a milestone in science fiction.

In 1998 he was awarded the Grand Master Award "for introducing hard science into science fiction."

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