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E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (died 1965)

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E. E. Smith

Food engineer and science-fiction author (1890–1965)

Edward Elmer Smith was an American food engineer and science-fiction author, best known for the Lensman and Skylark series. He is sometimes called the father of space opera.
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