Mark Clifton

Mark Clifton (* 1906, † 1963) was an American science fiction writer and businessman.

Most of his stories are either the " Bossy " series ( some of which he shared with Frank Riley and Alex Apostolides wrote ) or " Ralph Kennedy " series ( which he wrote with one exception as sole author ) on. His biggest success was the award of his novel computer immortality (AKA They'd Rather Be Right, co-written with Frank Riley ) with the Hugo in 1955.

Main job was Clifton Head of Human Resources; he led during his career by over 100,000 interviews. The impressions gained there the human personality, in particular of the misconceptions that people make about their own abilities, also shaped the characters of his stories.

Awards

• Hugo Award for Best Novel ( " Novel " ) ( 1955) - They'd Rather Be Right along with Frank Riley.

Works (excerpt)

• What Have I Done ( 1952 - short story)
• Star Bright ( 1952 - Amendment)
• The Kenzie Report ( 1953 - ger Title Mac Kenzie experiment - short story)
• They'd rather be right ( 1954 - ger computer immortality, Moewig: Munich 1967, Terra Paperback Vol 119)
• Eight Keys to Eden (1960 - German title The mountain of quartz - novel)
• When They Came From Space (1962 - Novel)