Jerry Pournelle (1933–2017)
Auteur de La paille dans l'oeil de Dieu
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Jerry Pournelle
Codominium: Revolt on War World (1992) — Directeur de publication; Excerpt included — 145 exemplaires
Life Among the Asteroids (The Endless Frontier, Vol. 4) (1992) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 35 exemplaires
Pournelle's PC Communications Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Productivity With a Modem (1992) 6 exemplaires
Reflex [short story] 3 exemplaires
Contrattacco su Marte 2 exemplaires
L'incognita dei Grendel 2 exemplaires
endless frontier 2 exemplaires
CoDominium The Prince (1-5) 1 exemplaire
His Truth Goes Marching On {short story} 1 exemplaire
Another Step Further Out 1 exemplaire
Two Steps Farther Out 1 exemplaire
Girth of Fire 1 exemplaire
Space Viking 1 exemplaire
The Endless Frontier 1 exemplaire
The Endless Frontier vol II 1 exemplaire
The Craft of Science Fiction 1 exemplaire
In Appreciation: Robert A. Heinlein {essay} 1 exemplaire
The truth goes marching on 1 exemplaire
2020 Vision 1 exemplaire
Lucifer's Hammer Hardcover – July, 1977 1 exemplaire
From Inferno [Short Story] 1 exemplaire
From Oath Of Fealty [Short Story] 1 exemplaire
Excerpt From The Mote In God's Eye 1 exemplaire
the survival of freedom 1 exemplaire
Mote Lite 1 exemplaire
A Pegada II Livro 2 1 exemplaire
Jenseits des Gewissens. 1 exemplaire
Peace With Honor 1 exemplaire
In the Hall of the Mountain King — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Bind Your Sons To Exile 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
A History of Strategy: From Sun Tzu to William S. Lind (2015) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 33 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIII, No. 5 (July 1974) (1974) — Contributeur — 26 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCI, No. 4 (June 1973) (1973) — Contributeur — 23 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 6 (August 1972) (1972) — Contributeur — 21 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 8 (August 1975) (1975) — Contributeur — 21 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 5 (July 1972) (1972) — Contributeur — 20 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 5 (January 1972) (1971) — Contributeur — 19 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 4 (December 1971) (1971) — Contributeur; Contributeur — 19 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIII, No. 1 (March 1974) (1974) — Contributeur — 19 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCI, No. 3 (May 1973) (1973) — Contributeur — 18 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 6 (February 1972) (1972) — Contributeur — 18 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCI, No. 1 (March 1973) (1973) — Contributeur — 18 exemplaires
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1974, Vol. 46, No. 6 (1974) — Contributeur, quelques éditions — 16 exemplaires
Evolution @ Intersection — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Pournelle, Jerry Eugene
- Autres noms
- Curtis, Wade
Pournelle, J. E. - Date de naissance
- 1933-08-07
- Date de décès
- 2017-09-08
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Cause du décès
- heart failure
- Lieux de résidence
- Shreveport, Louisiana, USA (birthplace)
Capleville, Tennessee, USA
Studio City, California, USA - Études
- University of Washington (BS|Psychology and Mathematics)
University of Washington (MS|Experimental Statistics and Systems Engineering)
University of Washington (PhD|Psychology and Political Science) - Professions
- writer
essayist
journalist
author - Relations
- Pournelle, J. R. (daughter)
- Organisations
- 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 (tout afficher 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 - Prix et distinctions
- John W. Campbell Award (1973)
American Security Council Bronze Medal (1964)
Robert A. Heinlein Award (2005)
Hubbard Writers/Illustrators of the Future (Lifetime Achievement, 2006)
Membres
Discussions
teotwawki, scientist with diabetes saves technology texts à Name that Book (Février 2016)
Inferno by Larry Niven / Return from Tomorrow by George G Ritchie....coincidence? à Science Fiction Fans (Avril 2013)
Science Fiction book about Space Colonization à Name that Book (Février 2012)
Based on Dante's inferno - man travels through hell, meets Mussolini? à Name that Book (Octobre 2011)
Niven and Pournelle à Science Fiction Fans (Août 2011)
fantasy dragon/phoniex tattoo à Name that Book (Décembre 2010)
Critiques
Listes
Best Dystopias (1)
1970s (2)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 149
- Aussi par
- 42
- Membres
- 37,122
- Popularité
- #492
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 487
- ISBN
- 494
- Langues
- 15
- Favoris
- 32