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Vernor Vinge
AuthorBooks · Second hand1944-2024
Vernor Steffen Vinge was an American science fiction author and professor. He taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University. He was the first wide-scale popularizer of the technological singularity concept and among the first authors to present a fictional "cyberspace". He won the Hugo Award for his novels A Fire Upon the Deep (1992), A Deepness in the Sky (1999), and Rainbows End (2006), and novellas Fast Times at Fairmont High (2001) and The Cookie Monster (2004).
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Birth
1944
Death
2024
First book
1966
Years writing
45
Vernor Vinge combined his brilliant career as a mathematician and university professor with his passion for writing science fiction.
He is globally recognized for foundational genre works such as A Fire upon the Deep and True Names.
Born in Waukesha in 1944, he dedicated much of his life to teaching at San Diego State University.
His deep knowledge of theoretical computer science allowed him to imbue his novels with exceptional technological realism.
Throughout his prolific career, he published a total of 47 works that have left an indelible mark on speculative literature.