Vernor Vinge, 1944-2024
Vernor Vinge (1944-2024) - File 770
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Vernor Vinge, author of many influential hard science fiction works, died March 20 at the age of 79. Vinge sold his first science-fiction story in 1964, "Apartness", which appeared in the June 1965 issue of New Worlds. In 1971, he received a PhD (Math) from UCSD, and the next year began teaching at San Diego
Thank you for the great work, Vernor. You'll be missed.