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1. This American writer was actually born in Russia on or around January 2, 1920 (the exact date is uncertain). He was brought up in a Jewish household in New York, but later became president of the American Humanist Association. Who was this prolific author, best known for his stories about galactic empires and robots?
2. This British writer was born in the seaside town of Minehead in Somerset on 16 December 1917. He served in the Royal Air Force as a radar specialist during World War II, and in 1945 advanced the idea of using geo-stationary satellites for communication. Whose short story "The Sentinel", written in 1948, was initially rejected, only to become the basis for one of the greatest science fiction movies of all time?
3. He was born on July 7, 1907 in Kansas City, Missouri, and served as an officer in the US Navy, reaching the rank of Lieutenant before being discharged in 1934 due to sickness. Who was this innovative author, who gave us words like "waldo" and "grok" and the idea of the waterbed, as well numerous fine works of science fiction?
4. He was born March 12, 1925, in Stamford, Connecticut. He speaks Esperanto fluently, as does his best-known character, the Stainless Steel Rat. Who is this much-travelled (and very funny) author?
5. The daughter of an anthropologist and a writer, she was born on October 21, 1929 in Berkeley, California. She submitted her first story at the age of eleven. It was rejected, but she went on to win several Hugo awards. Who gave us "The Left Hand of Darkness"?
6. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 1, 1926, but she is no fool when it comes to writing science fiction. She now lives in Ireland in a house of her own design called Dragonhold-Underhill. Who was the first woman to receive a Hugo Award for Fiction?
7. She was born on February 17, 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio. She planned to be a teacher, but had to leave College due to the Depression, and became a librarian. She was already a keen writer, having completed her first book at high school. Who is this author, who introduced many young people to Science Fiction, and gave us the "Witch World"?
8. His great-grandfather was the oil tycoon, Edward L. Doheny, and he was born on April 30, 1938. He has won numerous Hugo awards mostly for short fiction. Which very witty writer gave us the concept of the "Ringworld"?
9. Born November 26, 1919, this American writer travelled for much of his early life, until his family settled in Brooklyn when he was seven. Can you name this prolific writer and editor, the first person to win Hugo awards for both disciplines, including a best novel award in 1978 for "Gateway"?
10. Born on January 15, 1935 in Brooklyn New York, he was a keen reader, and began writing in his teens. He sold his first book aged 20, and soon was writing, by his own account, over a million words a year. Which prolific writer took us to the "World Inside" and later to "Lord Valentine's Castle"?
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