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   From: mvp@web1.calweb.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Michael Black   wrote:   
   >But a lot of early SF writers were quite capable.  They were either   
   >hobbyists of some sort, or actual scientists (Doc Smith comes to   
   >mind, a chemist in the baking field if I remember).   
      
   Specifically, one of his inventions was finding out how to   
   make powdered sugar stick to a powdered sugar donut.   
      
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