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Science fiction master Vernor Vinge dead at 79

Thursday March 21, 2024. 12:57 PM , from BoingBoing
Triple Hugo Award-winning author Vernor Vinge died Wednesday at 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 State University.

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