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Vernor Steffen Vinge

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Birthplace: Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States
Death: March 20, 2024 (79)
La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States
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Son of Clarence Lloyd Vinge and Private
Husband of Joan D. Vinge

Occupation: Professor of Mathematics
Managed by: Tommaso Valarani
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About Vernor Steffen Vinge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_Vinge

Vernor Steffen Vinge (born October 2, 1944) is an American science fiction author and retired professor. He taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University. He is the originator of the technological singularity concept and perhaps the first to present a fictional "cyberspace".[citation needed] He has won the Hugo Award for his novels and novellas A Fire Upon the Deep (1992), A Deepness in the Sky (1999), Rainbows End (2006), Fast Times at Fairmont High (2002), and The Cookie Monster (2004)

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Vernor Steffen Vinge's Timeline

1944
October 2, 1944
Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States
2024
March 20, 2024
Age 79
La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States