Venus: Van Humphries will probably die on Venus. The author died in 2020 from a stroke and COVID 19 complications. Ben Bova Awardsīen received Hugo, Nebula, Prometheus, and John W Campbell Memorial Award nominations.
Clarke, who had the science community’s love and respect. But they overcame their doubts once they met notable figures like Arthur C. The engineers were apprehensive when they saw the costumed fans at the convention. He recruited some engineers from project Vanguard and took them to the convention on Labor Day Weekend. This marked Ben’s first encounter with science fiction conventions. He had the skill to turn the engineering concepts at the heart of the undertaking into prose the layperson could digest.Įven though he was an avid science fiction reader for many years, Ben did not realize that science fiction had a passionate fanbase until David Kyle called and asked him to participate in the World Science Fiction Convention in New York (1956). Ben’s superiors hired him because he told them that the public was interested in project Vanguard. When the writer learned of the US’s intention to launch an artificial satellite, he sought a position at Glenn L. Levitt introduced Ben to numerous scientific texts that fed his hunger.
The author was a journalist and educator who was fortunate enough to work under Doctor I.M. Soon after, the writer discovered science fiction, a genre that used fiction to explore the possibilities of science.īen did not hesitate to remind people that he wasn’t a professional scientist. He developed a fascination with astronautics. When they switched the stars on, Ben was in awe.
A child of the Great Depression, he discovered astronomy when his class visited the planetarium. The author started reading science fiction at a young age. He wrote an episode for the TV show ‘Land of the Lost,’ edited a science fiction magazine called ‘Omni,’ consulted on the movie ‘Repo Men,’ and the ‘Altered Carbon’ adaptation, etc.īen Bova lived a rich and illustrious life, winning the hearts and minds of science fiction readers in the US and abroad. The author was a science adviser on ‘The Starlost.’ Though, he left the TV show because of contractual issues. The author’s resume includes stints at Project Vanguard, Avco Everett Research Laboratory, and Analog Science Fact and Fiction, where Ben worked as an editor. Ben’s second wife was Barbara Berson Rose. The couple, whose marriage ended in 1974, had two children.
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