A. E. van Vogt - My theory was that what I had to do was...

My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.

Biography

Author Profession: Author

Nationality: Canadian

Born: April 26, 1912

Died: January 26, 2000

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Behavior, Had, Human, Human Behavior, Make, Study, Theory

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