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Jack Williamson
PORTALES, N.M. (AP) _ Jack Williamson, a science fiction author who wrote dozens of novels and short stories in a career that spanned eight decades, died Friday. He was 98.
Williamson died at his home in Portales, according to his niece, Betty Williamson, and officials at Eastern New Mexico University, where he taught.
Williamson published steadily since writing his first story,”The Metal Man,”in 1928 at the age of 20. His last book, “The Stonehenge Gate,” was published recently.
He was already a well-known author when he returned to ENMU, his alma mater, and joined the faculty in 1960. He had received Hugo and Nebula awards as well as lifetime achievement honors from the World Fantasy Convention and the Horror Writers of America.
He was named a grand master of science fiction in the mid-1970s by the Science Fiction Writers of America and his second-to-last novel, “Terraforming Earth,” was singled out for awards in 2002.
According to his publisher, Williamson was the first to write about genetic engineering and antimatter.
His works includes”The Humanoids” series and the novels “With Folded Hands” and “The Legion of Time.”
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