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Hal Clement


(Harry Clement Stubbs)
USA flag (1922 - 2003)

Hal Clement was born in 1922, graduated from Harvard and holds degrees in astronomy, chemistry and education. A former B-24 pilot, he has worked for mostof his life as a high-school science teacher. He gained his reputation as an SF writer in Astounding, and Mission of Gravity first appeared there in 1953.
 

Genres: Science Fiction
 
Series
Needle
   1. Needle (1950)
     aka From Outer Space
   2. Through the Eye of a Needle (1978)
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Mesklinite
   1. Mission of Gravity (1954)
   2. Close to Critical (1964)
   3. Starlight (1971)
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Novels
   Iceworld (1953)
   The Ranger Boys in Space (1956)
   Cycle of Fire (1957)
   Ocean On Top (1973)
   The Nitrogen Fix (1980)
   Still River (1987)
   Half Life (1999)
   Noise (2003)
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Collections
   Natives of Space (1965)
   Small Changes (1969)
     aka Space Lash
   The Best of Hal Clement (1979)
   Intuit (1987)
   The Essential Hal Clement, Volume 3 (1997)
   The Essential Hal Clement, Volume 1 (1999)
   The Essential Hal Clement, Volume 2 (2000)
   Heavy Planet (2002)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Hot Planet (2009)
   The Green World (2010)
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Anthologies edited
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Series contributed to
Isaac's Universe
   1. Fossil (1993)
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Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Anthologies containing stories by Hal Clement
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Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman
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20th Century Science Fiction: Volume One (2003)
(The Mammoth Book of ..., book 1)
edited by
David G Hartwell

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Awards
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1971) : Starlight


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