Prometheus Award
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2022) award
Wil Terence McCarthy
ウィル・マッカーシイ
Uiru Makkāshii
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-09-16 （Princeton, New Jersey, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Princeton, New Jersey, United States → Colorado, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Science fiction author, Writer, Engineer
- Active Years
- 1994-
- Affiliations
- Lockheed Martin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado | College of Engineering | Aerospace Engineering | B.S. | 1984-1988 | United States |
University of Colorado
College of Engineering
/ Aerospace Engineering
Degree:
B.S.
Period:
1984-1988
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United States
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Aggressor Six
1994 Science fiction (space opera / military SF elements)A space-opera story in which human characters confront encounter and conflict with an alien species; notable for military tension and technical detail.
space warfarefirst contactmilitary science fiction
Translations
- Aggressor Six (Japanese translation)
The Collapsium
2000 Science fiction (hard SF)A hard-SF novel that explores identity and the effects of advanced technologies such as nanotechnology through speculation about novel physics.
nanotechnologyidentityfuture technology
Translations
- The Collapsium (Japanese translation)
Bibliography
- Aggressor Six
- The Collapsium
Translations of Works
- Aggressor Six (Japanese edition, Hayakawa Bunko SF, 2005)
- The Collapsium (Japanese edition, Hayakawa Bunko SF, 2006)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Hard-SF oriented, meticulous technical descriptionMilitary-SF pacing and structure
- Recurring Motifs
- nanotechnologyartificial intelligencespace engineering
Legacy
Recognized as a hard-SF author who leverages his aerospace engineering background; his work has been translated into Japanese. Noted for technical detail and military-SF elements.
Archives
- National Diet Library (author authority)
- Library of Congress (name authority)
Trivia
- Studied aerospace engineering at the University of Colorado and worked at Lockheed Martin on launch guidance systems.
- Japanese translations of his works have been published by Hayakawa Publishing (Hayakawa Bunko SF).