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<\/a>Triple Hugo Award-winning author Vernor Vinge died Wednesday at 79.<\/a><\/p>\n Vinge sold his first science-fiction story in 1964, \"Apartness\", which appeared in the June 1965 issue of New Worlds<\/em>.<\/p>\n In 1971, he received a PhD (Math) from UCSD, and the next year began teaching at San Diego State University.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n — Read the rest <\/a><\/p>\n The post Science fiction master Vernor Vinge dead at 79<\/a> appeared first on Boing Boing<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Triple Hugo Award-winning author Vernor Vinge died Wednesday at 79.<\/p>\n Vinge sold his first science-fi…<\/p>\n\n