Dean McLaughlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dean McLaughlin

American writer

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1931

Place of Birth: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Profession: novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Dean Benjamin McLaughlin, Jr.
(born 1931) is an American science fiction writer. He was the son of astronomer Dean B.
McLaughlin. His best-known work is "Hawk Among the Sparrows" (1968), which was nominated for both the Hugo Award and Nebula Award for Best Novella.
It concerns a late-20th century fighter plane which travels through time, and tries to contend with World War I aircraft. Other works include Dawn (1980), a novel inspired by Isaac Asimov's "Nightfall". He has a novella, "Tenbrook of Mars," in the July/August 2008 issue of Analog.