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How much intelligence does it take to sneak up on a leaf?

Larry Niven

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Larry Niven
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: April 30
Author
Mathematician
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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LA
California
Laurence van Cott Niven
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