Jerry Pournelle
American science fiction writer, journalist, and scientist (1933-2017) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 84
Jerry Eugene Pournelle was an American scientist in the area of operations research and human factors research, a science fiction writer, essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. In the 1960s and early 1970s, he worked in the aerospace industry, but eventually focused on his writing career.
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In an obituary in Gizmodo, he was described as "a tireless ambassador for the future."
