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1913 - Born on the 30th of September in New York City.
1939 - Wrote "The Broken Axiom," and won the amateur short-story contest sponsored by Thrilling Wonder Stories magazine.
1953 - Authored The Demolished Man which won the Hugo Award for best novel.
- Bester produced one mainstream novel "The Rat Race".
- Wrote "Disappearing Act.
1954 - Fondly Fahrenheit.
1958 - The Men Who Murdered Mohammed.
1959 - Wrote poems "The Black Nebulea.
1975 - Wrote "The Computer Connection.
1976 - The Light Fantastic.
- The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester.
1976 - Star Light, Star Bright.
1980 - Golem 100.
1982 - The Deceivers.
1987 - Died on the 30th of September in Doylestown, PA.
1939 - Wrote "The Broken Axiom," and won the amateur short-story contest sponsored by Thrilling Wonder Stories magazine.
1953 - Authored The Demolished Man which won the Hugo Award for best novel.
- Bester produced one mainstream novel "The Rat Race".
- Wrote "Disappearing Act.
1954 - Fondly Fahrenheit.
1958 - The Men Who Murdered Mohammed.
1959 - Wrote poems "The Black Nebulea.
1975 - Wrote "The Computer Connection.
1976 - The Light Fantastic.
- The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester.
1976 - Star Light, Star Bright.
1980 - Golem 100.
1982 - The Deceivers.
1987 - Died on the 30th of September in Doylestown, PA.
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