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Neal Stephenson
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American science fiction writer (born 1959)
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Neal Town Stephenson is an American novelist and science fiction writer born on October 31, 1959, in Fort Meade. He is educated at Boston University and has written in English since 1984. His work spans speculative fiction, historical fiction, and essays. He has also worked as an actor and was employed by Blue Origin. Stephenson has two children and resides in Maryland and Seattle.
He is the recipient of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award. His notable works include *Snow Crash* and *Quicksilver*. He has been influenced by Philip K. Dick, David Foster Wallace, Thomas Pynchon, and Bruce Sterling. He has also been nominated for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 31 October 1959
- Works
- 66
Top works
- The diamond age
- Polostan
- Currency
- New Found Land
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via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes — Himself2011
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Neal Town Stephenson , ( 1959-10-31 ) October 31, 1959 (age 66) , Fort Meade , Maryland , U.S.
- Pen name
- Stephen Bury, (with J. Frederick George )
- Occupation
- Novelist short story writer essayist
- Education
- Boston University ( BA )
- Period
- 1984–present
- Genre
- Science fiction , speculative fiction , historical fiction , essays
- Notable awards
- Hugo , Prometheus , Locus , Clarke
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Stephenson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fort Meade
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- Blue Origin
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- science fiction
- Genre
- essay
- Official website
- www.nealstephenson.com
- Image
- Neal Stephenson 2008.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Seattle
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- Commons category
- Neal Stephenson
- date of birth
- 1959-10-31
- topic's main category
- Category:Neal Stephenson
- influenced by
- William Gibson
- nominated for
- BSFA Award for Best Novel
- birth name
- Neal Town Stephenson
- pseudonym
- Stephen Bury
- name in native language
- Neal Town Stephenson
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- social media followers
- 93336
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Encyclopedic overview
Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, and baroque.
Stephenson's work explores mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history of science. He also writes nonfiction articles about technology in publications such as Wired. He has written novels with his uncle, George Jewsbury ("J. Frederick George"), under the collective pseudonym Stephen Bury.
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