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Charles Sheffield

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Charles Sheffield (25 June 1935 – 2 November 2002) was an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction writer who served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical Society. [1]

51 relations: A Braver Thing, American Astronautical Society, Arthur C. Clarke, Baen Books, Baltimore, Ben Bova, Between the Strokes of Night, Center for the Study of Science Fiction, Cold as Ice (novel), Convergence (novel), David Bischoff, Divergence (novel), EarthSat, Frederik Pohl, Georgia on My Mind (novelette), Godspeed (Sheffield novel), Hard science fiction, Higher Education (novel), Hugo Award, Jerry Pournelle, John Clute, John H. Moore, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Kingston upon Hull, List of people with brain tumors, My Brother's Keeper (Sheffield novel), Nancy Kress, Nebula Award, Nimrod Hunt, Proteus In The Underworld, Remote sensing, Resurgence (novel), Science fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Silver Spring, Maryland, Space elevator, St John's College, Cambridge, Summertide, The Billion Dollar Boy, The Cyborg from Earth, The Diamond Drill, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, The Fountains of Paradise, The Ganymede Club, The Web Between the Worlds, Toastmaster, Tomorrow and Tomorrow (novel), Transcendence (Sheffield novel), Worldcon, Yoji Kondo, ..., 56th World Science Fiction Convention. Expand index (1 more) »

A Braver Thing

"A Braver Thing" is a science fiction novelette by Charles Sheffield.

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American Astronautical Society

Formed in 1954, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) is an independent scientific and technical group in the United States dedicated to the advancement of space science and space exploration.

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Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

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Baen Books

Baen Books is an American publishing house for science fiction and fantasy.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.

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Ben Bova

Benjamin William "Ben" Bova (born November 8, 1932) is an American writer.

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Between the Strokes of Night

Between the Strokes of Night (1985) is a science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield.

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Center for the Study of Science Fiction

The Center for the Study of Science Fiction is an endowed educational institution associated with the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS, that emerged from the science-fiction (SF) programs that James Gunn created at the University beginning in 1968.

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Cold as Ice (novel)

Cold as Ice (1992) is a science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield.

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Convergence (novel)

Convergence (1997) is a science fiction novel in the Heritage Universe series by American writer Charles Sheffield.

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David Bischoff

David F. Bischoff (December 15, 1951 – March 19, 2018) was an American science fiction and television writer.

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Divergence (novel)

Divergence (1991) is a science fiction novel by American writer Charles Sheffield, part of his Heritage Universe series.

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EarthSat

Earth Satellite Corporation (EarthSat), an American company, was a pioneer in the commercial use of Earth observation satellites.

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Frederik Pohl

Frederik George Pohl Jr. (November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning more than 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna", to the 2011 novel All the Lives He Led and articles and essays published in 2012.

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Georgia on My Mind (novelette)

"Georgia on My Mind" (1993) is an English language science fiction novelette by Charles Sheffield.

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Godspeed (Sheffield novel)

Godspeed is a 1993 novel by American author Charles Sheffield.

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Hard science fiction

Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific accuracy.

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Higher Education (novel)

Higher Education is a 1996 science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield and Jerry Pournelle.

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Hugo Award

The Hugo Awards are a set of literary awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year.

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Jerry Pournelle

Jerry Eugene Pournelle (August 7, 1933 – September 8, 2017) was an American science fiction writer, essayist, and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s.

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John Clute

John Frederick Clute (born 12 September 1940) is a Canadian-born author and critic specializing in science fiction (also SF, sf) and fantasy literature who has lived in both England and the United States since 1969.

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John H. Moore

John Hartwell Moore (27 February 1939 – 10 August 2016) was Professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.

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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, or Campbell Memorial Award, is an annual award presented by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best science fiction novel published in English in the preceding calendar year.

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Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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List of people with brain tumors

A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the brain or inside the skull, and can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign).

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My Brother's Keeper (Sheffield novel)

My Brother's Keeper is a 1982 science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield, published as a paperback original by Ace Books in 1982.

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Nancy Kress

Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer.

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Nebula Award

The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States.

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Nimrod Hunt

Nimrod Hunt is a science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield.

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Proteus In The Underworld

Proteus in the Underworld (1995) is a science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield.

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Remote sensing

Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object and thus in contrast to on-site observation.

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Resurgence (novel)

Resurgence (2002) is a science fiction novel by American writer Charles Sheffield, the finale of the Heritage Universe and the last book he published.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, or SFWA is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization of professional science fiction and fantasy writers.

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Silver Spring, Maryland

Silver Spring is a city located inside the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.

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Space elevator

A space elevator is a proposed type of planet-to-space transportation system.

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St John's College, Cambridge

St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge (the full, formal name of the college is The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge).

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Summertide

Summertide (1990) is a science fiction novel by American writer Charles Sheffield, the first of his series of Heritage Universe.

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The Billion Dollar Boy

The Billion Dollar Boy is a 1997 science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield.

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The Cyborg from Earth

The Cyborg from Earth is a 1998 science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield.

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The Diamond Drill

"The Diamond Drill" is a science fiction novelette by Charles Sheffield.

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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979.

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The Fountains of Paradise

The Fountains of Paradise is a novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke.

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The Ganymede Club

The Ganymede Club is a science fiction novel by American writer Charles Sheffield, published in 1995.

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The Web Between the Worlds

The Web Between the Worlds is the first science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield.

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Toastmaster

Toastmaster is a general term, prevalent in the United States in the middle 20th century, referring to a person in charge of the proceedings of a public speaking event.

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Tomorrow and Tomorrow (novel)

Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a 1997 science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield.

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Transcendence (Sheffield novel)

Transcendence (1992) is a science fiction novel by American writer Charles Sheffield, part of his Heritage Universe series.

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Worldcon

Worldcon, or more formally the World Science Fiction Convention, the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), is a science fiction convention.

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Yoji Kondo

was a Japanese-born American astrophysicist who also wrote science fiction under the pseudonym Eric Kotani.

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56th World Science Fiction Convention

BucConeer was the 56th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, on August 5–9, 1998.

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Charles Sheffield bibliography, Sheffield, Charles, The Mind Pool.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sheffield

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