| Hal Clement | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 30, 1922 Somerville, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 29, 2003 (aged 81) Milton, Massachusetts |
| Pen name | (legal name) Harry Clement Stubbs, George Richard |
| Occupation | Novelist, military pilot, science teacher |
| Genres | Science fiction |
| Literary movement | Hard science fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Mission of Gravity, "Uncommon Sense" |
Harry Clement Stubbs (b. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Somerville (pronunciation ˈsʌmərvɪl is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction This is a list of modern literary movements: that is movements after the Renaissance. Hard science fiction is a category of Science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific or technical detail or on scientific accuracy or on both Mission of Gravity is a Science fiction Novel by Hal Clement. " Uncommon Sense " is a 1945 Science fiction short story by Hal Clement. May 30, 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts - d. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Somerville (pronunciation ˈsʌmərvɪl is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. October 29, 2003 in Milton, Massachusetts), better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hard science fiction is a category of Science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific or technical detail or on scientific accuracy or on both
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Biography
Clement went to Harvard, graduating with a B. S. in astronomy in 1943. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study While there he published his first story, "Proof", in the June 1942 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American Science fiction Magazine. His further educational background includes an M. Ed. (Boston University 1946) and M. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. in chemistry (Simmons College 1963). Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Simmons College is a liberal arts women's college in Boston Massachusetts. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
During World War II Clement was a pilot and copilot of a B-24 Liberator and flew 35 combat missions over Europe with the 8th Air Force. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Eighth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force (NAF of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC After the war, he served in the United States Air Force Reserve, and retired with the rank of colonel. The Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the U He taught chemistry and astronomy for many years at Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts. Milton Academy is a private, preparatory, Coeducational boarding and Day school in Milton Massachusetts. Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area
Clement received the 1998 recognition as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is an Award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Science Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA (ˈsɪfwə or /ˈsɛfwə/ was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight. In 1996 he retroactively received a 1946 Hugo Award for his short story "Uncommon Sense". Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year " Uncommon Sense " is a 1945 Science fiction short story by Hal Clement.
His best-known novel, Mission of Gravity (1954), is the account of a land and sea expedition across the superjovian planet Mesklin to recover a stranded scientific probe. Mission of Gravity is a Science fiction Novel by Hal Clement. Mesklin is the name of a fictional supergiant Planet created by Hal Clement and used in a number of his Hard science fiction stories The natives of Mesklin are centipede-like intelligent beings about 50 centimeters in length. Centipedes (from Latin prefix centi-, "hundred" and Greek ποδός podos, " Foot " are 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 gn at the equator to approximately 700 gn at the poles. g-force (also G-force, g-load) is a measurement of an object's Acceleration expressed in g s
Clement's article "Whirligig World" describes his approach to writing a science fiction story:
"Writing a science fiction story is fun, not work. . . . the fun. . . lies in treating the whole thing as a game. . . . the rules must be quite simple. They are; for the reader of a science-fiction story, they consist of finding as many as possible of the author's statements or implications which conflict with the facts as science currently understands them. For the author, the rule is to make as few such slips as he possibly can . . . Certain exceptions are made [e. g. , to allow travel faster than the speed of light], but fair play demands that all such matters be mentioned as early as possible in the story. . . "
He also painted astronomically oriented artworks under the name George Richard.
Clement was a frequent guest at science fiction conventions, especially in the eastern United States, where he usually presented talks and slide shows about writing and astronomy. The Hal Clement Award for Young Adults for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction Literature is presented in his memory at Worldcon each year. http://www.goldenduck.org/guidelines.php
Clement passed away in Milton Hospital at the age of 81. Milton Hospital is a Hospital located in Milton Massachusetts. He died in his sleep, most likely due to complications of diabetes. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc
Planets
Clement created a number of notably unusual fictional planets as settings for his works. They include:
- Abyormen – A planet circling a dwarf star (Theer), which in turn circles a blue giant. The term dwarf star refers to a variety of distinct classes of Stars Dwarf star alone generally refers to any Main sequence star a star In Astronomy, a blue giant is a Star with a Spectral type of O or B (thus being noticeably blue in appearance and a luminosity class of III ( giant This produces a hot and a cold season, each of 80 years' duration. The native intelligent life forms undergo a seasonal mass death. From Cycle of Fire.
- Dhrawn – A high-gravity world settled by Mesklinites in Star Light.
- Hekla – An ice-age planet in Cold Front (short story, Astounding July 1946). Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American Science fiction Magazine.
- Kaihapa – An uninhabited ocean planet, twin of Kainui, in Noise.
- Kainui – A waterworld in Noise. Waterworld is a 1995 post-apocalyptic science fiction film The film stars Kevin Costner who also produced it
- Mesklin — A "superjovian" planet with ultra-high gravity (up to 700 gs) in Mission of Gravity. Mesklin is the name of a fictional supergiant Planet created by Hal Clement and used in a number of his Hard science fiction stories Mission of Gravity is a Science fiction Novel by Hal Clement.
- Tenebra – A high-gravity world with a corrosive atmosphere in Close to Critical. Close to Critical is a Science fiction Novel by Hal Clement. It is considered to be the second book in his Mesklin series which also includes
- Enigma 88 - A small planet near Eta Carinae in Still River. Eta Carinae (η Carinae or η Car is a Hypergiant Luminous blue variable Star in the Carina constellation. The interior of the object is honeycombed with caves, due to evaporation of accreted ice-rich planetoids.
Bibliography
- Needle (1950), ISBN 0-380-00635-9
- Iceworld (1953), ISBN 0-345-25805-3
- Mission of Gravity (1954), ISBN 0-345-31622-3
- The Ranger Boys in Space (1956) (for children)
- Cycle of Fire (1957), ISBN 0-345-24368-4
- Close to Critical (1964), ISBN 0-345-24508-3
- Star Light (1971), ISBN 0-345-02361-7(sequel to Mission of Gravity)
- Ocean on Top (1973), ISBN 1-4510-1057-5
- Through the Eye of a Needle (1978), ISBN 0-345-25850-9 (sequel to Needle)
- The Nitrogen Fix (1980), ISBN 0-441-58116-1
- Still River (1987), ISBN 0-345-32916-3
- Fossil (1993), ISBN 0-88677-573-6
- Half Life (1999), ISBN 0-312-86920-7
- The Essential Hal Clement, Volume 1: Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter (1999), ISBN 1-886778-06-X
- The Essential Hal Clement, Volume 2: Music of Many Spheres (2000), ISBN 1-886778-07-8
- The Essential Hal Clement, Volume 3: Variations on a Theme by Sir Isaac Newton (2000), ISBN 1-886778-08-6
- Heavy Planet (2002), ISBN 0-7653-0368-X (collection of Mesklin stories)
- Noise (2003), ISBN 0-7653-0857-6
References
External links
Needle is a 1950 novel written by Hal Clement, originally published the previous year in Astounding Science Fiction magazine Iceworld is a Science fiction novel by author Hal Clement. It was published in 1953 by Gnome Press in an edition of 4000 copies Mission of Gravity is a Science fiction Novel by Hal Clement. Close to Critical is a Science fiction Novel by Hal Clement. It is considered to be the second book in his Mesklin series which also includes Star Light is a Science fiction Novel by Hal Clement. It is the sequel to one of Clement's earlier books Mission of Gravity The Nitrogen Fix is a 1980 Science fiction novel by Hal Clement.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic