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'''Vernor Vinge''' ( | '''Vernor Vinge''' (1944-2024) was a science-fiction writer, computer scientist and mathematician. As a sci-fi author, Vinge won [[Hugo Awards]] for the novels ''A Fire Upon the Deep'' (1993), ''A Deepness in the Sky'' (2000), and ''Rainbows End'' (2007). He also won Hugos for novellas "Fast Times at Fairmont High" (2002) and "The Cookie Monster" (2004). | ||
Vinge was also a professor of computer science at San Diego State University from 1972 until 2000. His first short story, Apartness, was published in 1965 by British magazine New Worlds. | Vinge was also a professor of computer science at San Diego State University from 1972 until 2000. His first short story, Apartness, was published in 1965 by British magazine New Worlds. | ||
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Vernor Vinge (1944-2024) was a science-fiction writer, computer scientist and mathematician. As a sci-fi author, Vinge won Hugo Awards for the novels A Fire Upon the Deep (1993), A Deepness in the Sky (2000), and Rainbows End (2007). He also won Hugos for novellas "Fast Times at Fairmont High" (2002) and "The Cookie Monster" (2004).
Vinge was also a professor of computer science at San Diego State University from 1972 until 2000. His first short story, Apartness, was published in 1965 by British magazine New Worlds.