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Thomas N. Scortia

Thomas Nicholas Scortia was born in Alton, Illinois. In 1949, he received a degree in chemistry from Washington University in St. Louis. He went on to work for a number of aerospace companies, while writing in his spare time. In the early 1970s, he left his job to write full-time. He died of leukemia in California in 1986.

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American writer (1926–1986)

Born	29 August 1926
Died	29 April 1986

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Caught in the Organ Draft: Biology in Science Fiction

by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Frederic Brown, Floyd Wallace, Ray Bradbury, John R. Pierce, A. Hyatt Verrill, Poul Anderson, and 7 others First published in 1983
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Laughing Space

by Isaac Asimov, Janet Asimov, John Stallings, L. Sprague De Camp, Ogden Nash, Robert Hillyer, Russell Baker, Alan Edward Nourse, Alan Nelson, and 56 others
First published in 1982
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Mythical beasties

by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles Waugh, Edward D. Hoch, George R. R. Martin, Andrew Lang, Tanith Lee, Frank R. Stockton, Jack Vance, and 7 others First published in 1986
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The Prometheus crisis

by Thomas N. Scortia First published in 1975
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Earthwreck

by Thomas N. Scortia First published in 1974
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Blowout!

by Thomas N. Scortia First published in 1987
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Science Fiction Today and Tomorrow: A Discursive Symposium

by Reginald Bretnor, Poul Anderson, Ben Bova, Hal Clement, Gordon R. Dickson, James E. Gunn, Frank Herbert, Anne McCaffrey, Alan Edward Nourse, and 7 others First published in 1975
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The glass inferno

by Thomas N. Scortia First published in 1974
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Dragon Tales

by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Evelyn E. Smith, David Drake, L. Sprague De Camp, Gregory Benford, Marc Laidlaw, Fitz-James O'Brien, and 7 others
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The Prometheus crisis

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The gold crew

by Thomas N. Scortia
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Two views of wonder

by Thomas N. Scortia First published in 1973
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Strange Bedfellows

by Thomas N. Scortia First published in 1974
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Strange bedfellows: sex and science fiction.

by Thomas N. Scortia First published in 1972
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Earthwreck

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Human Machines: An Anthology of Stories about Cyborgs

by Thomas N. Scortia First published in 1975
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The best of Thomas N. Scortia

by Thomas N. Scortia First published in 1981
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The Prometheus crisis

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Two Views of Wonder

by Thomas N. Scortia and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro First published in 1973
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Get Out of My Sky

by James Blish, Poul Anderson, and Thomas N. Scortia First published in 1960
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American writer (1926–1986)

Born	29 August 1926
Died	29 April 1986

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OLID: OL1194313A
ISNI: 0000000084083085
IMDb: nm0778743
Library of Congress Names: n79123622
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV010449
VIAF: 111002068
Wikidata: Q2426243
Inventaire.io: wd:Q2426243

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Alternative names

Scott Nichols, Gerald MacDow, Arthur R. Kurtz

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