Decisions based on incomplete information are one thing, a … - Charles Sheffield

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Decisions based on incomplete information are one thing, a fact of political life. Decisions made with no information are another.

Charles Sheffield

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Charles Sheffield (25 June 1935 – 2 November 2002) was an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction writer who served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical Society.

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Alternative Names: Charles A. Sheffield • James Kirkwood

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