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The Middelbare Landbouwschool Buitenzorg in the 1920s. IPB was founded on September 1, 1963 by the decision of the Minister of Science and Higher Education No. 92/1963 and was approved by President Sukarno 's decree No. 279/1965. [5] At the time, the two faculties of University of Indonesia which is in Bogor were separated into an independent ...
Clifford Donald Simak ( / ˈsɪmək /; [1] August 3, 1904 – April 25, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. [2] [3] The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master, [4] and the Horror Writers Association made him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. [5] He is ...
The Goblin Reservation is a 1968 science fiction novel by American writer Clifford D. Simak, featuring an educated Neanderthal, a biomechanical sabertooth tiger, aliens that move about on wheels, a man who time-travels using an unreliable device implanted in his brain, a ghost, trolls, banshees, goblins, a dragon and even Shakespeare himself. The Goblin Reservation was a Hugo Award nominee in ...
The Visitors are composed largely of a dense form of cellulose, and they proceed to consume a quantity of trees and plant life in the US. Eventually, they start producing vehicles, superficially resembling human cars but capable of flying using the same unknown principles as the Visitors themselves, and apparently incorporating some element of intelligence, or at least instinct, since they do ...
263. OCLC. 795534323. Time Is the Simplest Thing is a science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak, first published in 1961. The story combines paranormal abilities with themes of space and time travel. The underlying theme is intolerance of ordinary people towards those with unusual abilities. [1]
The novel was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966. [5] A review of the book in Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review stated that "Simak's great forte is the creation of sympathetic non-humans who patiently attempt communication with distrustful mankind." The review also stated that Simak's work accurately reflected the concerns of 1960s. [6]
242. OCLC. 1338865. Ring Around the Sun was serialized in Galaxy Science Fiction in 1952-53. Ring Around the Sun is a science fiction novel by American writer Clifford D. Simak. Its anti-urban and pro-agrarian sentiments are typical of much of Simak's work. [1]
" Grotto of the Dancing Deer " is a science fiction short story by American writer Clifford D. Simak, one of his last short works. It won the 1980 Nebula Award for Best Short Story and the 1981 Hugo Award for Best Short Story and Locus Award for Best Short Story. The story involves an archaeologist discovering a comical, ancient cave-painting and then meeting with its original painter, an ...