Hilbert van Nydeck Schenck, Jr. (February 12, 1926 – December 2, 2013) was an American science fiction writer and engineer. He taught at the University of Rhode Island.[1]
Several of his short fiction works were nominated for Hugos and Nebulas. He also wrote several textbooks on engineering.
Award nominations
[edit]Hugo Awards
[edit]- 1980, Best Novella: "The Battle of the Abaco Reefs"
- 1984, Best Novella: "Hurricane Claude"
- 1984, Best Short Story: "The Geometry of Narrative"
- 1985, Best Novelette: "Silicon Muse"
Nebula Awards
[edit]- 1980, Best Novella: "The Battle of the Abaco Reefs"
- 1984, Best Short story: "The Geometry of Narrative"
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- At the Eye of the Ocean (1981)
- A Rose for Armageddon (1982)
- Chronosequence (1988)
Short story collections
[edit]- Wave Rider (1980)
- "Three Days at the End of the World" (1977)
- "The Battle of the Abaco Reefs" (1979)
- "Wave Rider" (1979)
- "Buoyant Ascent" (1980)
- Steam Bird (1988)
- "Hurricane Claude" (1983)
- "Steam Bird" (1984)
Short stories
[edit]- "Tomorrow's Weather" (1953)
- "The Theology of Water" (1982)
- "The Geometry of Narrative" (1953)
- "The Morphology of the Kirkham Wreck" (1978)
- "Silicon Muse" (1984)
- "Send Me a Kiss by Wire" (1985)
- "Ring Shot" (1986)
- "A Down East Storm" (1990)
- "A Present for Santa" (1993)
References
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