author
Theodore L. Thomas
1920–2005
Best known for sharp, idea-driven science fiction, this former chemical engineer and patent attorney brought a practical mind to stories about cloning, weather control, and other big technological possibilities. His fiction often feels both playful and unsettling, asking what happens when human ingenuity outruns human judgment.
5 Audiobooks
Satellite Passage
by Theodore L. Thomas
The Good Work
by Theodore L. Thomas
The Fatal Third
by Theodore L. Thomas
The Professional Approach
by Charles L. Harness, Theodore L. Thomas
The magnificent profession
by Theodore L. Thomas
About the author
Born in New York City on April 13, 1920, Theodore L. Thomas built an unusual career that blended science, law, and fiction. He worked as a chemical engineer and later as a patent attorney, and that technical background gave his stories a crisp, plausible edge.
From the early 1950s through the early 1980s, he published more than 50 science fiction short stories. He was especially known in magazine science fiction, sometimes writing as Ted Thomas and using the pseudonym Leonard Lockhard for some of his patent-attorney stories. He also collaborated with Charles L. Harness, including on the novel The Clone, one of his best-known books.
Thomas died on September 24, 2005, in Tucson, Arizona. Readers who enjoy classic science fiction built around ideas rather than spectacle often find a lot to like in his work: clever premises, professional know-how, and a steady curiosity about how science can reshape everyday life.