We're just too nosy, Commander," he went on. "Most humans h… - Charles Sheffield

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We're just too nosy, Commander," he went on. "Most humans have their patience level set a little too low, and their curiosity a bit too high.

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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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