Re: PLAQUE: Vernor Vinge
D.J. <[email protected]> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:42:59 -0500
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On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:28:07 +0000 (UTC), Baal <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote: >https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/vernor-vinge-father-of-the-tech-singularity-has-died-at-age-79/ > >Vernor Vinge, father of the tech singularity, has died at age 79 >Vinge won multiple Hugo awards and created a sci-fi concept that drives AI researchers. > >On Wednesday, author David Brin announced that Vernor Vinge, sci-fi author, former professor, and father of the technological singularity concept, died from Parkinson's disease at age 79 on March 20, 2024, in La Jolla, California. The announcement came in a Facebook tribute where Brin wrote about Vinge's deep love for science and writing. D.J. tosses his drink into the fireplace. -- Jim