Born in Butler (sht.Missuri). A graduate of the Military Academy in Annapolis, retired in 1934. He studied mathematics and physics courses at the University of California, owned a silver mine, dabbled in politics. Sciency fantastic wrote and published since 1939, after the first publication was one of the most popular authors of the "clips Campbell". Debut book published in 1947.
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