Jack Vance

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5 total works indexed

1. A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of a protein

   · 1982 · cited 18,568x

2. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   · 2020 · cited 15,355x

3. Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3

   · 2024 · cited 13,307x

4. The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

   · 2011 · cited 13,244x

5. APACHE II

   · 1985 · cited 13,171x

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Quotes

• “The less a writer discusses his work—and himself—the better. The master chef slaughters no chickens in the dining room; the doctor writes prescriptions in Latin; the magician hides his hinges, mirrors, and trapdoors with the utmost care.”
• “Gambling, in the ultimate study, stems from the passive, the submissive, the irresponsible in human nature; the gambler is one of an inferior lickspittle breed who turns himself belly-upward to the capricious deeds of Luck. Examine now the man of strength and action: he is never led by destiny. He drives on a decided course, manipulates the variables, and instead of submitting to the ordained shape of his life, creates a pattern to his own design.”
• ““Legality is the mathematics of social conduct,” said Magnus Ridolph. “It is equally as cogent as the mathematics of probability.””
• “I suppose if you isolate yourself to such an extent, you more or less must expect a series of emergencies.”
• “I can now report that the mathematics of the multiple focus are a most improbable thicket, and the useful service I enforced upon what I must call an absurd set of contradictions is one of my secrets. I know that thousands of scientists, at home and abroad, are attempting to duplicate my work; they are welcome to the effort. None will succeed. Why do I speak so positively? That is my other secret.”
• “We’ll rack our brains and either solve your problem or come up come up with new and better ones.”

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Key facts

Born

John Holbrook Vance , ( 1916-08-28 ) August 28, 1916, San Francisco , California , U.S.

Died

May 26, 2013 (2013-05-26) (aged 96), Oakland, California , U.S.

Occupation

Writer

Period

1950–2009 (books)

Genre

Fantasy , science fiction, mystery

Notable works

Dying Earth

Notable awards

Hugo Award , 1963, 1967, 2010 , Nebula Award , 1967 , and career honors

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Official website

www.jackvance.com

Image

Jack Vance Boat Skipper.jpg

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