E.E. Smith

E.E. Smith (born May 2, 1890, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.—died August 31, 1965, Seaside, Oregon) was an American science-fiction author who is credited with creating in the Skylark series (1928–65) and the Lensman series (1934–50) the subgenre of “space opera,” action-adventure set on a vast intergalactic scale involving faster-than-light spaceships, powerful weapons, and fantastic technology. Smith received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Idaho, Moscow, in 1914 and became a chemist at...