Jerry Pournelle (1933–2017)
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Über den Autor
Jerry Eugene Pournelle was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on August 7, 1933. During the Korean War, he served in the U. S. Army. He received a B.S. in psychology in 1955, an M.S. in psychology in 1958, and a Ph.D. in political science in 1964 from the University of Washington. He worked for Boeing mehr anzeigen and NASA where he worked on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions. He also advised the federal government on military matters and space exploration. He wrote science fiction and helped popularize the military science fiction genre. His first novel, Red Heroin, was published in 1969 under the pen name Wade Curtis. His other novels published under his own name included Janissaries, Starswarm, and The Mercenary. He also wrote novels with Larry Niven including Oath of Fealty, The Mote in God's Eye, Lucifer's Hammer, Inferno, Escape from Hell, and Footfall. Pournelle was widely credited as the first major author to write a published novel entirely on a computer. He wrote a witty advice columns for computer users in Byte magazine. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer of 1973. He died of heart failure on September 8, 2017 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Werke von Jerry Pournelle
Life Among the Asteroids (The Endless Frontier, Vol. 4) (1992) — Herausgeber; Mitwirkender — 35 Exemplare
Pournelle's PC Communications Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Productivity With a Modem (1992) 6 Exemplare
Reflex [short story] 3 Exemplare
Contrattacco su Marte 2 Exemplare
L'incognita dei Grendel 2 Exemplare
endless frontier 2 Exemplare
CoDominium The Prince (1-5) 1 Exemplar
His Truth Goes Marching On {short story} 1 Exemplar
Another Step Further Out 1 Exemplar
Two Steps Farther Out 1 Exemplar
Girth of Fire 1 Exemplar
Space Viking 1 Exemplar
The Endless Frontier 1 Exemplar
The Endless Frontier vol II 1 Exemplar
The Craft of Science Fiction 1 Exemplar
In Appreciation: Robert A. Heinlein {essay} 1 Exemplar
The truth goes marching on 1 Exemplar
2020 Vision 1 Exemplar
Lucifer's Hammer Hardcover – July, 1977 1 Exemplar
From Inferno [Short Story] 1 Exemplar
From Oath Of Fealty [Short Story] 1 Exemplar
Excerpt From The Mote In God's Eye 1 Exemplar
the survival of freedom 1 Exemplar
Mote Lite 1 Exemplar
A Pegada II Livro 2 1 Exemplar
Jenseits des Gewissens. 1 Exemplar
Peace With Honor 1 Exemplar
In the Hall of the Mountain King — Autor — 1 Exemplar
Bind Your Sons To Exile 1 Exemplar
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Geschichten aus der Raumhafen- Bar und andere Erzählungen. ( Science Fiction). (1985) — Autor — 880 Exemplare
A History of Strategy: From Sun Tzu to William S. Lind (2015) — Vorwort, einige Ausgaben — 33 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIII, No. 5 (July 1974) (1974) — Mitwirkender — 26 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCI, No. 4 (June 1973) (1973) — Mitwirkender — 23 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 6 (August 1972) (1972) — Mitwirkender — 21 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 8 (August 1975) (1975) — Mitwirkender — 21 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 5 (July 1972) (1972) — Mitwirkender — 20 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 5 (January 1972) (1971) — Mitwirkender — 19 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 4 (December 1971) (1971) — Mitwirkender; Mitwirkender — 19 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIII, No. 1 (March 1974) (1974) — Mitwirkender — 19 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCI, No. 3 (May 1973) (1973) — Mitwirkender — 18 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 6 (February 1972) (1972) — Mitwirkender — 18 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCI, No. 1 (March 1973) (1973) — Mitwirkender — 18 Exemplare
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1974, Vol. 46, No. 6 (1974) — Mitwirkender, einige Ausgaben — 16 Exemplare
Evolution @ Intersection — Mitwirkender — 2 Exemplare
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Wissenswertes
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Pournelle, Jerry Eugene
- Andere Namen
- Curtis, Wade
Pournelle, J. E. - Geburtstag
- 1933-08-07
- Todestag
- 2017-09-08
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
- Sterbeort
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Todesursache
- heart failure
- Wohnorte
- Shreveport, Louisiana, USA (birthplace)
Capleville, Tennessee, USA
Studio City, California, USA - Ausbildung
- University of Washington (BS|Psychology and Mathematics)
University of Washington (MS|Experimental Statistics and Systems Engineering)
University of Washington (PhD|Psychology and Political Science) - Berufe
- writer
essayist
journalist
author - Beziehungen
- Pournelle, J. R. (daughter)
- Organisationen
- United States Army
Pepperdine Research Institute (founding President)
Citizen's Advisory Council on National Space Policy (chair)
The Lunar Society, Inc. (chair)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
British Interplanetary Society (Zeige alle 14)
Royal Astronomical Society
Operations Research Society of America
American Astronautical Society
American Institute of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (past President)
Authors Guild
Society for Creative Anachronism
BYTE Magazine - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (1973)
Prometheus Award (1992)
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Diskussionen
teotwawki, scientist with diabetes saves technology texts in Name that Book (Februar 2016)
Inferno by Larry Niven / Return from Tomorrow by George G Ritchie....coincidence? in Science Fiction Fans (April 2013)
Science Fiction book about Space Colonization in Name that Book (Februar 2012)
Based on Dante's inferno - man travels through hell, meets Mussolini? in Name that Book (Oktober 2011)
Niven and Pournelle in Science Fiction Fans (August 2011)
fantasy dragon/phoniex tattoo in Name that Book (Dezember 2010)
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Best Dystopias (1)
1970s (2)
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