Vernor Vinge Dies: Hugo Award-Winner Credited With Insights Into 'The Singularity' And 'Cyberspace' Was 79

Vernor Vinge, whose expansive science fiction brought the concepts of The Singularity and cyberspace to a wider audience, died from Parkinson’s disease at age 79 on March 20 in La Jolla, California. The confirmation came in a Facebook tribute from fellow author David Brin. “A titan in the literary genre that explores a limitless range […]