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Hal Clement is the pen name of [[science fiction] writer Harry Clement Stubbs. (1922- ) |
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Hal Clement is the pen name of science fiction writer Harry Clement Stubbs. (1922- ) |
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He received his B.S. in astronomy from Harvard in 1943, an M. Ed. from Boston University in 1946 (G.I. Bill) and an M.S. in chemistry from Simmons College in 1963 (Sputnik panic). |
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His educational background includes a B.S. in astronomy from Harvard in 1943, M. Ed. ([Boston University]? 1946), and M.S. in chemistry ([Simmons College]? 1963). He served in the [Army Air Corps]? Reserve, and retired with the rank of colonel. |
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Was named 1998 Grand Master Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) |
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Received the 1998 recognition as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) |
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Nebula award |
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His best known novel, Mission of Gravity is the account of an overland expedition across the superjovian planet Mesklin to recover a crashed scientific probe. The natives of Mesklin are centipede-like intelligent beings about a meter in length. Various episodes hinge on the fact that Mesklin's fast rotational speed causes it to be considerably deformed from the spherical, and its effective surface gravity to vary from approximately 3 G at the equator to approxiamtely 700 G at the poles. |
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His best known novel, Mission of Gravity is the account of an overland expedition across the superjovian? planet Mesklin to recover a crashed scientific probe. The natives of Mesklin are centipede-like intelligent beings about a meter in length. Various episodes hinge on the fact that Mesklin's fast rotational speed causes it to be considerably deformed from the spherical, and its effective surface gravity to vary from approximately 3 G at the equator to approximately 700 G at the poles. |
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*Needle |
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*Needle and its sequel Through the Eye of a Needle |
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*Star Light |
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*Star Light (features characters previously seen in Mission of Gravity) |
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