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Computer Scientist

Vernor Vinge is an American computer scientist known for his contributions to both science fiction literature and computer science. His works often explore the impact of technological advancements on human society, with his most famous novel being 'Rainbow's End'.

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Famous Vernor Vinge Quotes

“Peregrine Wickwrackrum was of two minds about evil: when enough rules get broken, sometimes there is good amid the carnage.”

Mind Two Sometimes Enough Evil Broken Carnage Two Minds

Book:The Tor sf sampler: featuring excerpts from the 1993 Nebula and Hugo nominees : A fire upon the deep by Vernor Vinge and China mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh

Source: The Tor sf sampler: featuring excerpts from the 1993 Nebula and Hugo nominees : A fire upon the deep by Vernor Vinge and China mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh

“And for all my rampant technological optimism, sometimes I think I'd be more comfortable if I were regarding these transcendental events from one thousand years remove... instead of twenty.”

Ifs Thinking Years Sometimes Events Thousand Comfortable Optimism Twenties Remove Thousand Years Technological Transcendental

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“Sometimes the biggest disasters aren't noticed at all – no one's around to write horror stories.”

Writing Sometimes Stories Horror Disaster Horror Stories

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“Sometimes terror and pain are not the best levers; deception, when it works, is the most elegant and the least expensive manipulation of all.”

Sometimes Pain Terror Deception Expensive Manipulation Elegant Levers

Book:A Fire Upon The Deep

Source: A Fire Upon The Deep

About the Author

Born: October 2, 1944
Known for: Computer Scientist
Quotes: 66

Books & Sources

A Fire Upon The DeepRelated source material

A Deepness in the SkyRelated source material

The Children of the SkyRelated source material

The Tor sf sampler: featuring excerpts from the 1993 Nebula and Hugo nominees : A fire upon the deep by Vernor Vinge and China mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHughRelated source material

The Zones of Thought Series: (A Fire Upon the Deep, The Children of the Sky, A Deepness in the Sky)Related source material

Zones of Thought: A Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the SkyRelated source material

Rainbow's EndRelated source material

The Collected Stories of Vernor VingeRelated source material

The Peace WarRelated source material

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