Rudy Rucker
American novelist (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rudolf von Bitter Rucker (/ˈrʌkər/; born March 22, 1946) is an American mathematician,[1] computer scientist, science fiction author,[2] and one of the founders of the cyberpunk literary movement. The author of both fiction and non-fiction, he is best known for the novels in the Ware Tetralogy, the first two of which (Software and Wetware) both won Philip K. Dick Awards. He edited the science fiction webzine Flurb until its closure in 2014.
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Born | Rudolf von Bitter Rucker (1946-03-22) March 22, 1946 (age 78) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | St. Xavier High School Swarthmore College (BA) Rutgers University (MS, PhD) |
Occupation | Author |
Known for | Ware Tetralogy |
Spouse |
Sylvia Rucker
(m. 1967; died 2023) |
Relatives | G. W. F. Hegel (four generations removed) |
Website | Rudy Rucker |
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