Stanisław Lem
Persons, originating from Poland

Stanisław Lem

Born: September 12, 1921 in Lwów (in 1921 in Poland, today Lviv in Ukraine).
Died: March 27, 2006 in Cracow.
He was a Polish writer of science fiction and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical and humorous character. Lem's books have been translated into over 50 languages and have sold over 45 million copies. Worldwide, he is best known as the author of the 1961 novel Solaris. Lem's science fiction works explore philosophical themes through speculations on technology, the nature of intelligence, the impossibility of communication with and understanding of alien intelligence, despair about human limitations, and humanity's place in the universe. His essays and philosophical books cover these and many other topics.

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