Vernor Vinge

Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge
	Vinge at the Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference (CFP) 2006
Born	Vernor Steffen Vinge; October 2, 1944; Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation	Computer scientist
Nationality	American
Education	University of California, San Diego (PhD)
Period	1966–present
Genre	Science fiction
Notable works	True Names (1981); A Fire Upon the Deep (1992); The Coming Technological Singularity (1993); Fast Times at Fairmont High (2002);
Notable awards	Hugo Awards: ; Best Novel: 1993, 2000, 2007; ; Best Novella: 2003, 2005 ; Prometheus Awards: ; 1987, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2014 Special Award for Lifetime Achievement
Spouse	Joan D. Vinge (1972–1979, divorced)

Vernor Steffen Vinge (/ˈvɜːrnər ˈvɪndʒiː/ ^ⓘ; 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 first wide-scale popularizer of the technological singularity concept and among the first authors to present a fictional "cyberspace". He has won the Hugo Award for his novels A Fire Upon the Deep (1992), A Deepness in the Sky (1999), Rainbows End (2006), and novellas Fast Times at Fairmont High (2002), and The Cookie Monster (2004).

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