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Vernor Vinge

A retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author.

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American mathematician, computer scientist, and science fiction writer (1944–2024)

Born 2 October 1944
Died 20 March 2024

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  • Cover of: A Fire Upon the Deep

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  • Cover of: True names-- and other dangers

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  • Cover of: A deepness in the sky

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  • Cover of: Across realtime

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  • Cover of: Rainbows End

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  • Cover of: The witling.

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  • Cover of: War With the Robots

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  • Cover of: Marooned in Realtime

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  • Cover of: The peace war

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  • Cover of: Fast Times at Fairmont High

    First published in 2013 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Great Science Fiction: Stories By The World's Greatest Scientists

    First published in 1985 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Tatja Grimm's World

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  • Cover of: Robotics Through Science Fiction: Artificial Intelligence Explained Through Six Classic Robot Short Stories

    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Grimm's world

    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge

    First published in 2002 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Glubina v nebe

    First published in 2000 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: De krochten van het heelal

    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: ABISMO EN EL CIELO, UN: PREMIO HUGO 2000

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  • Cover of: Children of the Sky

    First published in 2011 — 1 edition
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American mathematician, computer scientist, and science fiction writer (1944–2024)

Born 2 October 1944
Died 20 March 2024

Subjects

Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, American Science fiction, Science fiction, Life on other planets, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction, Hugo Award Winner, award:hugo_award=novel, Fiction in English, Fiction, short stories (single author), Science fiction, American, Alzheimer, Alzheimer's disease, American Fantasy fiction, American Science Fiction, American literature, Androids, Anthology, Computers, Computers in literature, Criticism and interpretation, Cyberspace, English Science fiction, FICTION / Science Fiction / General

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Multiple places (Earth, galactic scope)

People

Multple characters (human and non-human), Vernor Vinge

Time

Multiple time periods (unknown, future), near future

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  • VERNOR VINGE

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April 4, 2024 Edited by Saverin Added date of death.
September 25, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 3, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Added new photo
November 15, 2022 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
October 4, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors