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The works of A. E. Van Vogt

A.E. van Vogt was an author in the Golden Age of Science Fiction. The Golden Age of Science Fiction was from the 1930’s to the 1950’s. The A.E. stands for Alfred Elton. To learn about his background information and writing style keep reading on. A.E. van Vogt was born April 26, 1912. He was born on a farm in Edenburg, Canada. He died when he was 87 on January 26, 2000. He died in Los Angeles, California from Alzheimer’s disease. He had a wife named Edna Mayne Hull. Alfred Elton van Vogt had a complex style of writing. He was arguebly one of the three greatest science fiction writers. The other two writers who were arguebly the greatest science fiction writers were Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. In July 1939 his science fiction story the "Black Destroyer" which was first published, was in an issue of Astouding. One of his other stories was the “ Vault of the Beast” was published in 1940. Alfred Elton van Vogt also known as A.E. van Vogt was an author in the 1930’s through the 1950’s known as Golden Age of Science Fiction. He was born in Edenburg, Canada and died in Los Angeles, California because of Alzheimer’s disease. He wrote stories in a complex style. His first science fiction was the"Black Destroyer." A.E. van Vogt was arguebly one of the three greatest science fiction writers.



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