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He was born in Somerville, Massachusetts and went to Harvard, graduating with a B.S. in astronomy in 1943. While there he published his first story, "Proof", in the June 1942 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.
His further educational background includes an, M. Ed. ( Boston University 1946), and M.S. in chemistry ( Simmons CollegeSimmons College is a women's college in Boston, Massachusetts. Simmons was founded by John Simmons in 1899 to educate women in useful professions. Its undergraduate program is single-sex, with 1300 students enrolled in 2004. The graduate schools (Library 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey). During the World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough he was a pilot and copilot of the B-24 LiberatorThe Consolidated B-24 Liberator was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft, and was used by most of the Allied air forces in World War Two. Designed as a heavy bomber, it served with distinction not only in that role, but also and flew 35 combat missions over EuropeFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Se with 8th Air Force. He served in the Army Air CorpsWhat is now the United States Air Force (USAF) was formerly a part of the U. Army, namely the United States Army Air Corps or USAAC . It was established under this name by an act of Congress on July 2, 1926. During World War II its role grew greatly; the Reserve, and retired with the rank of colonel. He taught chemistry for many years at Milton AcademyMilton Academy is a private, preparatory, coeducational boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts, United States. Milton was historically a "feeder" school for Harvard University, and while Harvard still tops the matriculation list, nearly as many in Milton, MassachusettsMilton is a census-designated place located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 26,062. It is the home of the prestigious secondary school Milton Academy, the liberal arts college Curry College, and t.
Clement received the 1998 recognition as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). In 1996 he retroactively received a 1946 Hugo Award for his short story "Uncommon Sense".
His best-known novel, Mission of Gravity, is the account of an overland expedition across the superjovian planet Mesklin to recover a crashed scientific probe. The natives of Mesklin are centipede-like intelligent beings about 50 centimeters in length. Various episodes hinge on the fact that Mesklin's fast rotational speed causes it to be considerably deformed from the spherical, and its effective surface gravity to vary from approximately 3 G at the equator to approximately 700 G at the poles.
Clement's article "Whirligig World" describes his approach to writing a science fiction story:
He also painted astronomically oriented artworks under the name George Richard.
Clement was a frequent guest at science fiction conventions, especially in the eastern United States, where he usually presented talks and slide shows about writing and astronomy.