Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Eugene Pournelle was an American scientist in the area of operations research and human factors research, a science fiction writer, essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. In the 1960s and early 1970s, he worked in the aerospace industry, but eventually focused on his writing career. In an obituary in Gizmodo, he was described as "a tireless ambassador for the future."
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Shreveport
- Awards
- 🏆 Inkpot Award🏆 Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame🏆 Astounding Award for Best New Writer
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"If there aren't any whaling ships, then whales may survive. Anything short of that is so much hot air."
"I've noticed that just about every time I find a large program with known glitches that no one seems able to fix, that program is written in C and is likely written by a programming team in a remote l…"
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection."
"Of course most people underestimate the warrior characteristics of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman peoples anyway. It takes a heap of piety to keep a Viking from wanting to go sack a city."
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Timeline
1933
Born
Birth2017
Died
Death
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