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| Vernor Vinge: Science Fiction Technology and Ideas |
| Vernor Vinge (b. 1944) is an American science fiction writer, computer scientist and mathematician. He has written two Hugo award-winning novels (A Fire Upon the Deep A Deepness in the Sky) among a number of other well-liked works. His essay on the technological Singularity is also well-known; in it, he argues that exponential growth in technology will lead to a future that we cannot imagine. Vinge retired from teaching in 2002 to write full-time. |
| Invention/Technology | Source Work (Publication Date) |
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Virtual world metaphor - early use |
True Names (1981) |
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Wearables - computers to go |
Fast Times At Fairmont High (2001) |
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Wearables (Wearable Computers) - embroidered circuits |
Rainbows End (2006) |
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