life. Arthur was born on December 16, 1917, in Minehead, England. He was

the oldest of four children. His two brothers were Frederick and Michael,

and his sister's name was Mary. As a child, he enjoyed science very much.

He lived on a small farm, and enjoyed frequent trips to the nearby ocean.

When he was 13 years old, he constructed his own telescope, and changed a

bike light to transmit sound along the path of light it gave off. Arthur

made his first literary connections by writing in the school newspaper.

He attended elementary, Middle, and high school in his home town, and

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