| Born: April 29, 1908 in Bisbee, Arizona Territory |
| First Publication: |
The Metal Man, Amazing, November 1928 |
| First Novel: |
The Legion of Space, Fantasy Press, 1947. |
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(Reprints the serial from Astounding, August-September 1934.) |
| Hugo Award: |
Wonder's Child, Best Non-fiction Book, 1985 |
| Nebula Award: | Grand Master, 1976 |
| World Fantasy Award: | Life Achievement, 1994 |
| SFWA President: | 1977-1978 |
| Jack is proud of a few "firsts" such as the first story about antimatter (Collision Orbit, Astounding, July 1941); the invention of the word "terraform" in the same story; and the term "genetic engineering" in Dragon's Island (1951). |
| "I was writing science fiction before Hugo Gernsback named it science fiction. I'm happily surprised to be still alive and still in the game." |
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Jack Williamson