Stanley G. Weinbaum
Stanley G. Weinbaum | |
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| Born | Stanley Grauman Weinbaum April 4, 1902 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Died | December 14, 1935 (aged 33) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Pen name | Marge Stanley |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1933–1935 |
| Genre | Science fiction, romantic fiction |
| Notable works | "A Martian Odyssey" |
Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (April 4, 1902 – December 14, 1935) was an American science fiction writer. His first story, "A Martian Odyssey", was published to great acclaim in July 1934; the alien Tweel was arguably the first character to satisfy John W. Campbell's challenge: "Write me a creature who thinks as well as a man, or better than a man, but not like a man." Weinbaum wrote more short stories and a few novels, but died from lung cancer less than a year and a half later.