Vernor Vinge obituary
Sci-fi author and computer scientist who coined the term ‘the Singularity’ to describe the rapid acceleration of AI
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Sci-fi author and computer scientist who coined the term ‘the Singularity’ to describe the rapid acceleration of AI
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From the blog of David Marks at The Times of Israel
A Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky, and Rainbow’s End. Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella "True Names," which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. His many books also include Marooned in Realtime and The Peace War. Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin and raised in Central Michigan, Vinge is the son of geographers. Fascinated by science and particularly computers from an early age, he has a Ph.D. in computer science, and taught mat...