Michael Moorcock

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Michael Moorcock (b. 1939) is a british science fiction and fantasy author best known for his character Elric of Melniboné. Besides his literary endevours he has contributed vocals, poetry and lyrics to rock bands Hawkwind (and, to a lesser extent Blue Öyster Cult). He also wrote and performed music with his own band Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix (also known as Michael Moorcock's Deep Fix). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Michael+Moorcock">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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5 total works indexed

1. Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2

   · 2014 · cited 85,648x

2. Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles

   · 2005 · cited 47,869x

3. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

   · 1976 · cited 43,966x

4. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

   · 2021 · cited 41,728x

5. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

   · 1983 · cited 39,035x

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Quotes

• “It is almost impossible to have a baseless snobbish opinion of the General Theory of Relativity.”
• “Everything means nothing—that is the only truth.”
• “The subtlest lie of all is the full truth.”
• “He laughed. Clearly the idea of the governor intervening on behalf of an ordinary member of the public amused him.”
• “I think the human race has rather foolishly cancelled many of its options.”
• “Hard labour is a wonderful cure for neurosis!”

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Key facts

Born

Michael John Moorcock , ( 1939-12-18 ) 18 December 1939 (age 86) , London , England

Pen name

Bill Barclay William Ewert Barclay Michael Barrington (with Barrington J. Bayley ) Edward P. Bradbury James Colvin Warwick Colvin Jr. Desmond Reid (shared)

Occupation

Novelist, journalist, script writer, musician, editor

Period

1957–present

Genre

Science fiction , fantasy , weird fiction

Subject

Science fiction (as editor)

Literary movement

New Wave science fiction

Notable works

The Elric Saga (novels)

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Official website

www.multiverse.org

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Michael Moorcock 2012.jpg

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