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William Tenn
Books and Stories
William Tenn was the pseudonym of Philip Klass (1920 - 2010), a science fiction author born in London. He grew up in Brooklyn, and served during WWII as a combat engineer in Europe. He started writing stories while working at Bell Labs as a technical editor. He taught English and comparative literature at Penn State University for 24 years.
(Phil Klass, who wrote as William Tenn)
Select a novel or story title to see the inventions from that work:
Child's Play, Astounding Science Fiction, 1947
Firewater, Astounding Science Fiction, 1952
The Jester, Thrilling Wonder Stories, 1951
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