I worry when I hear talk of “this many millions” and “that … - Charles Sheffield

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I worry when I hear talk of “this many millions” and “that many billions” from officials who I know have trouble calculating a restaurant tip.

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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