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Terry Bisson, American science fiction and fantasy author (died 2024)
Terry Ballantine Bisson was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was best known for his short stories, including "Bears Discover Fire", which won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, and "They're Made Out of Meat". Bisson's first novel was Wyrldmaker, a science fiction novel influenced by James Blish's The Seedling Stars.
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Terry Bisson was born in 1942. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1942 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.20 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,600 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,800 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.30 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.27 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 134.9M | 341 million |
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