Ben Bova (1932–2020)
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Ben Bova, Ben Bova was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began writing fiction in the late 1940's and continued to pursue his careers in journalism, aerospace, education and publishing. Bova received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Temple University, 1954, a master of arts degree in visa mer communications from the State University of New York, 1987, and a doctorate in education from California Coast University, 1996. Dr. Bova worked as a newspaper reporter for several years and then joined Project Vanguard, the first American satellite program, as a technical editor. He was manager of marketing for Avco Everett Research Laboratory and worked with scientists in the fields of high-power lasers, artificial hearts and advanced electrical power generators. Dr. Bova has taught science fiction at Harvard University and at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, where he also directed film courses. He has written scripts for teaching films with the Physical Sciences Study Committee in association with Nobel Laureates from many universities. Dr. Bova has served on the advisory board of Post College and the Editorial Boards of the World Future Society. He is President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society. He is also a charter member of the Planetary Society and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Nature Conservancy, the New York Academy of Sciences and the National Space Club. He is a former President and a charter member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He was honored by Temple University as a Distinguished Alumnus in 1981 and in 1982 was made an Alumni Fellow. In 1994, his short story "Inspiration" was nominated for the Nebula Award. "The Beauty of Light" was voted one of the best science books of the year in 1988 by the American Librarians' Association and they hailed "Moonrise" as best science fiction novel in 1996. Other titles include "Moonwar," "Mars," and "Brothers," which all combine romance and adventure with the scientific aspect of exploring the future of technology and its effect on individuals and society. "Immortality" and "Assured Survival" deal with technology being used to solve economic, social and political problems. "Immortality" goes further in examining biomedical breakthroughs that could extend a person's life by hundreds of years while being able to always remain physically young. His works include The Aftermath, Mars Life, and Leviathans of Jupiter. Ben Bova was a prolific science fiction author. He wrote over a hundred books and short stories. He also was an editor who worked on some of science fiction's best-known publications. He died on November 29, 2020 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time (1973) 915 exemplar
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time (1973) — Redaktör — 796 exemplar
World-Building: A Writer's Guide to Constructing Star Systems and Life Supporting Planets (1996) — Redaktör — 343 exemplar
Time Travel: A Writer's Guide to the Real Science of Plausible Time Travel (1997) — Redaktör — 135 exemplar
Carbide Tipped Pens: Seventeen Tales of Hard Science Fiction (2016) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 94 exemplar
Faint Echoes, Distant Stars: The Science and Politics of Finding Life Beyond Earth (2004) 62 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 1 (January 1976) (1976) — Redaktör — 36 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 11 (November 1977) (1977) — Redaktör — 32 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 2 (February 1976) (1976) — Redaktör — 32 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 2 (February 1977) (1977) — Redaktör — 29 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 3 (March 1978) (1978) — Redaktör — 28 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 3 (March 1977) (1977) — Redaktör — 28 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 10 (October 1976) (1976) — Redaktör — 28 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 7 (July 1978) (1978) — Redaktör — 27 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 4 (April 1977) (1977) — Redaktör — 27 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 12 (December 1976) (1976) — Redaktör — 27 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 9 (September 1976) (1976) — Redaktör — 27 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 4 (April 1978) (1978) — Redaktör — 27 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 6 (June 1978) (1978) — Redaktör — 26 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIII, No. 6 (August 1974) (1974) — Redaktör — 26 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 8 (August 1976) (1976) — Redaktör — 26 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 1 (January 1977) (1977) — Redaktör — 26 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 2 (February 1978) (1978) — Redaktör — 26 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 10 (October 1977) (1977) — Redaktör — 26 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 8 (August 1977) (1977) — Redaktör — 26 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XC, No. 3 (November 1972) (1972) — Redaktör — 25 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 8 (August 1978) (1978) — Redaktör — 25 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 9 (September 1977) (1977) — Redaktör — 25 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 10 (October 1975) (1975) — Redaktör — 24 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIV, No. 2 (October 1974) (1974) — Redaktör — 24 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 9 (September 1978) (1978) — Redaktör — 24 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 11 (November 1976) (1976) — Redaktör — 23 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 10 (October 1978) (1978) — Redaktör — 23 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIV, No. 5 (January 1975) (1975) — Redaktör — 23 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XC, No. 4 (December 1972) (1972) — Redaktör — 23 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XC, No. 1 (September 1972) (1972) — Redaktör — 22 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 12 (December 1975) (1975) — Redaktör — 22 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCII, No. 2 (October 1973) (1973) — Redaktör — 22 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCII, No. 3 (November 1973) (1973) — Redaktör — 22 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIV, No. 3 (November 1974) (1974) — Redaktör — 22 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIV, No. 1 (September 1974) (1974) — Redaktör — 22 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 2 (February 1975) (1975) — Redaktör — 21 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCII, No. 5 (January 1974) (1974) — Redaktör — 21 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIII, No. 2 (April 1974) (1974) — Redaktör — 21 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 6 (August 1972) (1972) — Redaktör — 21 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 9 (September 1975) (1975) — Redaktör — 21 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 11 (November 1978) (1978) — Redaktör — 21 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 5 (July 1972) (1972) — Redaktör — 20 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XC, No. 6 (February 1973) (1973) — Redaktör — 20 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCII, No. 6 (February 1974) (1974) — Redaktör — 20 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCII, No. 1 (September 1973) (1973) — Redaktör — 19 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCII, No. 4 (December 1973) (1973) — Redaktör — 19 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 11 (November 1975) (1975) — Redaktör — 19 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 1 (March 1972) (1972) — Redaktör — 19 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIII, No. 1 (March 1974) (1974) — Redaktör — 19 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIV, No. 4 (December 1974) (1974) — Redaktör — 19 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 5 (January 1972) (1971) — Redaktör — 19 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 6 (February 1972) (1972) — Redaktör — 18 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 4 (June 1972) (1972) — Redaktör — 18 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 2 (April 1972) (1972) — Redaktör — 18 exemplar
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I, IIA, IIB, the Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time (Boxed Set, in… (1971) — Redaktör — 8 exemplar
Mount Olympus 7 exemplar
Galerij der giganten 5 de beste science-fiction verhalen — Redaktör — 7 exemplar
The System 3 exemplar
Slowboat to the Stars 3 exemplar
Science Fiction Hall of Fame vol 2b 2 exemplar
Omni, July 1981 2 exemplar
Science Fiction Hall of Fame vol 2 2 exemplar
Peacemakers 2 exemplar
In Quest of Quasars 2 exemplar
Analog II 2 exemplar
Matrix Man 2 exemplar
ANALOG - Science Fiction Science Fact - Volume 96, number 1, 2, 3, 4 - January Jan February Feb March April 1976:… — Redaktör — 2 exemplar
Sam Below Par 2 exemplar
Omni, June 1981 1 exemplar
Omni, December 1981 1 exemplar
Inspirationen: Story 1 exemplar
Omni Magazine May 1981 1 exemplar
Voyagers 1 exemplar
Powersat 1 exemplar
Privateers 1 exemplar
Voyagers II: The Alien Within 1 exemplar
Earth 1 exemplar
Venus 1 exemplar
New Earth 1 exemplar
Death Wave 1 exemplar
My Favorites: A Collection of Short Stories 1 exemplar
L'astronave dell'esilio 1 exemplar
Omni, March 1982 1 exemplar
Class Six Climb (An Analog Book) 1 exemplar
Omni, January 1982 1 exemplar
The Best of Bova, Vol. 2 1 exemplar
Omni, April 1982 1 exemplar
TAKES TWO TO TANGLE 1 exemplar
2042: A Cautiously Pessimistic View 1 exemplar
The Amazing Laser 1 exemplar
The Kingdom Come 1 exemplar
The Weathermen 1 exemplar
Planets, Life, & LGM 1 exemplar
Voyagers 2 1 exemplar
Floodtide [Orion] 1 exemplar
The Rock Rats: Book Two of The Asteroid Wars 1 exemplar
Urania 720 - L'ASTRONAVE DEI 20.000 1 exemplar
The Supersonic Zepplin 1 exemplar
Omni, May 1982 1 exemplar
Analog Science Fact and Fiction - 3 Vintage Issues - September 1974, February 1975, September 1977 — Redaktör — 1 exemplar
Shock In Trust 1 exemplar
Waterbot 1 exemplar
Moon Race 1 exemplar
THE SCIENCE FICTION HALL OF FAME VOLUME 2A, 2B, 3, 4 (4 VOLUMES) — Redaktör — 1 exemplar
The Best of Omni Science Fiction, Volumes 1 & 2 — Redaktör — 1 exemplar
Marte - Volume 2 Livro 1 1 exemplar
The Callahan Kids: Tales of Life on Mars 1 exemplar
Mars Life by Ben Bova (June 30,2009) 1 exemplar
Omni, September 1982 1 exemplar
Omni, August 1982 1 exemplar
Omni, July 1982 1 exemplar
Omni, June 1982 1 exemplar
Urania 1038 - ORION 1 exemplar
Alvorada Lunar 1 exemplar
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 1 1 exemplar
Milenio 1 exemplar
Build Me a Mountain 1 exemplar
Orion [short story] 1 exemplar
Unterwegs in die Welt von morgen (133): Als der Himmel Feuer fing - Von Menschen gejagt (1992) 1 exemplar
The uses of space 1 exemplar
Brothers [short story] 1 exemplar
The Weathermakers 9Novelette) 1 exemplar
Battle station (short story) 1 exemplar
Marsmenschen 1 exemplar
The Dueling Machine and Other Works by Ben Bova (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics) (2010) 1 exemplar
Etre ou ne pas 1 exemplar
Kinsman {short story} 1 exemplar
Grandfather Sam {short story} 1 exemplar
The Sightseers {short story} 1 exemplar
Scheherazade and the Storytellers 1 exemplar
Test in Orbit (SS) 1 exemplar
Bova, Ben - Children of the Mind 1 exemplar
Short Science Fiction Collection 050 1 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction and Fact - 1973 1 exemplar
Trans Human 1 exemplar
Weathermakers,The 1 exemplar
Los fabricantes del tiempo 1 exemplar
Rescue Mode 1 exemplar
L'astronave dell'esilio: L'astronave dei 20000: Ritorno dall'esilio: I condannati di Messina 1 exemplar
I guardiani del mondo 1 exemplar
Acts of God 1 exemplar
Mars Life 3 1 exemplar
Bova, Ben - Welfarewell 1 exemplar
The Science Fiction Collection 1 exemplar
Orion E La Morte Del Tempo 1 exemplar
Bova, Ben - With Friends Like These... 1 exemplar
Bova, Ben - The Hindenburg Society 1 exemplar
Bova, Ben - Orion 01 - Phoenix 1 exemplar
Bova, Ben - Law & Order 1 exemplar
Bova, Ben - Sam Gunn - Acts of God 1 exemplar
Bova, Ben - Crazy Ideas 1 exemplar
Love Calls [short fiction] 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection (2000) — Bidragsgivare — 511 exemplar
Analog Anthology #1: Fifty Years of the Best Science Fiction From Analog (1980) — Bidragsgivare — 107 exemplar
Gateways: A Feast of Great New Science Fiction Honoring Grand Master Frederik Pohl (2010) — Bidragsgivare — 95 exemplar
Nebula Awards 30: SFWA's Choices For The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Of The Year (Nebula Awards Showcase) (1980) — Bidragsgivare — 86 exemplar
The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Masters (2011) — Författare — 59 exemplar
Before They Were Giants: First Works from Science Fiction Greats (2010) — Bidragsgivare — 47 exemplar
One Lamp: Alternate History Stories from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (2003) — Bidragsgivare — 45 exemplar
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1991, Vol. 80, No. 6 (1991) — Bidragsgivare — 23 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 4 (December 1971) (1971) — Bidragsgivare — 19 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXVIII, No. 4 (December 1966) (1966) — Bidragsgivare — 17 exemplar
Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Vol. CXVIII, No. 3 (March 1998) (1998) — vissa utgÃ¥vor — 14 exemplar
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction: Vol. LXXIII, No. 5 (July 1964) (1964) — Bidragsgivare — 12 exemplar
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 11, No. 12 [December 1987] (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 11 exemplar
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction: Vol. LXXIV, No. 5 (January 1965) (1965) — Bidragsgivare — 11 exemplar
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1988, Vol. 75, No. 5 (1988) — Författare — 10 exemplar
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1989, Vol. 77, No. 5 (1989) — Författare — 8 exemplar
The far side of time, thirteen original stories;: A science fiction anthology (1974) — Bidragsgivare — 6 exemplar
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Allmänna fakta
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Bova, Benjamin William
- Andra namn
- Williams, Oxford (pseudonym)
- Födelsedag
- 1932-11-08
- Avled
- 2020-11-29
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Dödsort
- Naples, Florida, USA
- Dödsorsak
- COVID-19
stroke - Bostadsorter
- New York, New York, USA
West Hartford, Connecticut, USA - Utbildning
- California Coast University (PhD - Education)
State University of New York, Albany (MA - Communications)
Temple University (BS - Journalism)
South Philadelphia High School - Yrken
- technical writer
editor
reporter
science adviser
science fiction writer
professor (Science Fiction) (visa alla 7)
commentator - Organisationer
- National Space Society (President Emeritus)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (Past President)
Analog Science Fiction
Omni
Martin Aircraft
Avco-Everett Research Laboratory (Marketing Manager) (visa alla 8)
Harvard University
Hayden Planetarium - Priser och utmärkelser
- Arthur C. Clarke Foundation (Lifetime Achievement Award ∙ 2005)
World Science Fiction Convention (Author Guest of Honor ∙ 2000)
E. E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction (1974)
Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award - Agent
- Eleanor Wood (Spectrum Literary)
- Kort biografi
- Born in 1932, Ben Bova was a long time editor association of the review of S-F, Analog. Author of several novels of which THX 1138 that the cinema made famous. (J' read, 1980)
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