Murray Leinster (1896-1975) was an American science fiction and alternate history writer. He was born William Fitzgerald Jenkins in Norfolk, Virginia, and began writing professionally in 1916. He wrote under many pseudonyms, including Will F. Jenkins, and was one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century. He wrote more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie scripts, and hundreds of radio scripts and television plays. Leinster was a pioneer in the science fiction genre, and is credited with inventing the term "parallel universe." He wrote stories for many of the major science fiction magazines of the day, including Astounding Stories, Amazing Stories, and Galaxy Science Fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 1956 for his story "Exploration Team." He was also inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 1998.
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