Jack Williamson
Jack Williamson | |
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| Born | John Stewart Williamson April 29, 1908 Bisbee, Arizona Territory, U.S. |
| Died | November 10, 2006 (aged 98) Portales, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Pen name | Will Stewart Nils O. Sonderlund |
| Occupation | Writer, professor of English |
| Period | 1928–2006 |
| Genre | Science fiction |
John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006) was an American science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term genetic engineering. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.