Harry Harrison (1925–2012)
Autore di The Stainless Steel Rat
Sull'Autore
Harry Harrison was born Henry Maxwell Dempsey on March 12, 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut. He was drafted into the U. S. Air Corps in 1943 and became a sharpshooter, a military policeman, a gunnery instructor, and a specialist in the prototypes of computer-guided bomb-sights and gun turrets. After mostra altro being discharged, he graduated from Hunter College with a degree in art. By the end of the 1940s, he was running a small studio that specialized in selling illustrations to comics and science-fiction magazines. He then moved on to editing some of the magazines. As the market for comics began to shrink, he started writing for science-fiction magazines. He wrote short science fiction stories and novels including Deathworld, Captive Universe, Montezuma's Revenge, Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers, Stonehenge, West of Eden, Stars and Stripes Forever. He also wrote the Stainless Steel Rat series and the Bill, the Galactic Hero series. His novel Make Room! Make Room! Was the inspiration for the movie Soylent Green. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Hank Dempsey, Felix Boyd, Wade Kaempfert, Cameron Hall, Philip St. John, and Leslie Charteris. He died on August 15, 2012 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Serie
Opere di Harry Harrison
Hell's Cartographers: Some Personal Histories of Science Fiction Writers (1975) — A cura di — 130 copie
The Harry Harrison Megapack: 12 Classics of Science Fiction, including ROBOT JUSTICE, DEATHWORLD, and DEATHWORLD II (2014) 23 copie
The Harry Harrison Collection: 11 Novels and Short Stories in One Volume (Halcyon Classics) (2009) 15 copie
1001 Things Happy Couples Know About Marriage: Like Love, Romance and Morning Breath (2009) 11 copie
Afterward- This Year in SF 1966 7 copie
By the Falls [short fiction] 7 copie
Deathworld and Deathworld 2 by Harry Harrison (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics) (2009) 6 copie
The Collected Works of Harry Harrison (Illustrated Edition): Deathworld, The Stainless Steel Rat, Planet of the Damned,… (2020) 6 copie
Catastrophes : La Fin du rêve ; Terre brûlée ; Soleil vert ; La Goélette des glaces ;… (2005) 6 copie
The Ever-Branching Tree 5 copie
Sterren stralen overal : en het felst in dit unieke boek met 18 schrijvers favorieten (1977) — Prefazione — 5 copie
Roommates 4 copie
I Always Do What Teddy Says 4 copie
Rescue Operation 4 copie
The Time-Machined Saga 4 copie
Etikos specialistas 4 copie
Mundo-Nosso 4 copie
Brave Newer World 4 copie
Space Rats of the CCC 4 copie
An Alien Agony 3 copie
You Know You're a Dad: A Book for Dads Who Never Thought They’d Say Binkies, Blankies, or Curfew (2017) 3 copie
Foundations, Basements and External Works: Performance, Diagnosis, Maintenance, Repair and the Avoidance of Defects (BR… (2010) 3 copie
The Year's Best SF 3 copie
Pressure 3 copie
Dawn of the Endless Night 3 copie
Captain Honario Harpplayer, R.N. 3 copie
From Fanaticism Or For Reward 3 copie
Heavy Duty 3 copie
Le problème de Turing 3 copie
How The Old World Died 2 copie
Fantastic. No. 145 (May 1968) — A cura di — 2 copie
You Know You're a Mom: A Book for Moms Who Spend Saturdays at the Soccer Field Instead of the Spa (2017) 2 copie
The Greening of the Green 2 copie
Årets bedste science fiction, 1968 — A cura di — 2 copie
An Artist's Life 2 copie
Welcoming Committee 2 copie
The Pliable Animal 2 copie
After The Storm 2 copie
Rock Diver 2 copie
The Most Thrilling Science Fiction Ever Told, No. 9, Summer 1968 — A cura di — 2 copie
The Road to the Year 3000 2 copie
Pareigos jausmas 2 copie
I Have My Vigil 2 copie
Ad Astra {short story} 2 copie
The Defensive Bomber 2 copie
AHEAD OF TIME 2 copie
Captain Bedlam 2 copie
American Dead 2 copie
Cwacc Strikes Again 2 copie
The Final Incoherent Adventure 1 copia
A Praga do Espaço Livro 1 1 copia
Mundo yerto 1 copia
Wheelworld 1 copia
Make Room! Make Room! 1 copia
Starworld 1 copia
Homeworld 1 copia
Bill, o herói galáctico 1 copia
The Planet of Tasteless Pleasure 1 copia
The Planet of Zombie Vampires 1 copia
The Planet of Bottled Brains 1 copia
The Planet of the Robot Slaves 1 copia
рассказы 1 copia
Rietumos no Ēdenes 1 copia
Tunnel Through the Deep 1 copia
" Zapad Ėdema". " Zima v Ėdeme". 1 copia
A Matter of Timing {novelette} 1 copia
Sf Impulse, Vol 1, No. 8 1 copia
SFAuthor's Choice 2 1 copia
Best Sci Fi 1957 1 copia
Best Sci Fi 1969 1 copia
The 5th Annual Best Sci Fi 1971 1 copia
The 7th Annual Best Sci Fi 1973 1 copia
TRANSATLANTIC TUNNEL,HURRAH!, A 1 copia
Stonehedge: Where Atlantis Died 1 copia
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction 1961 April (British Edition) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Web of the Worlds 1 copia
плененная вселенная.Стоунхендж 1 copia
Чума из космоса 1 copia
A rozsdamentes acélpatkány 1 copia
Звезды и полосы навсегда! 1 copia
калифорнийский айсберг.рассказы 1 copia
Universo cativo 1 copia
Nova One 15 bold new departures by the greatest masters and fastest rising stars of science fiction (1971) 1 copia
Mundo-Nosso Livro 1 1 copia
Fantastic Stories Vol. 18, No. 1 1 copia
A Tale Of The Ending 1 copia
The Harry Harrison Anthology 1 copia
Stainless Steel Rat Series: 4 Hardcovers - The Stainless Steel Rat is Born - The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted - The… (1985) 1 copia
The Life Preservers 1 copia
Waiting Place 1 copia
Wife To The Lord 1 copia
Best SF 1 copia
En nuestras manos las estrellas 1 copia
No War Or Battle's Sound 1 copia
A Fragment Of Manuscript 1 copia
New York 1999 . SF-Roman. 1 copia
II 1 copia
Non-traditional Houses: Identifying Non-traditional Houses in the UK 1918-75 (AP 294) (2012) 1 copia
The Matter Transmitter 1 copia
Run From The Fire 1 copia
The Fourth Law of Robotics 1 copia
Planeta Śmierci 1 copia
CATASTROFE EN EL ESPACIO 1 copia
The Omnibus Collection 1 copia
The stainless steel rat series 1 copia
Raumschiff in Gefahr 1 copia
Collected Editorials from Analog 1 copia
Diesseits von Eden 1 copia
A Backdrop of Stars 1 copia
Fantastic. No. 146 (August 1968) — A cura di — 1 copia
1979 1 copia
Les 3 solutions 1 copia
Heimwelt : Science-fiction-Roman 1 copia
The Horse Barbarians (Part One) 1 copia
Eedenistä Länteen 1 copia
Opere correlate
What Might Have Been, Volumes 1 & 2: Alternate Empires, Alternate Heroes (1989) — Collaboratore — 184 copie
Gateways: A Feast of Great New Science Fiction Honoring Grand Master Frederik Pohl (2010) — Collaboratore — 95 copie
The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Masters (2011) — Autore — 60 copie
Kong Unbound: The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend (2005) — Collaboratore — 22 copie
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 2 (February 1975) (1975) — Collaboratore — 21 copie
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 3 (May 1972) (1972) — Collaboratore — 21 copie
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXI, No. 1 (March 1968) (1968) — Collaboratore — 20 copie
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 4 (June 1972) (1972) — Collaboratore — 20 copie
Der widerspenstige Planet: Meisterwerke der Science Fiction - Erzählungen (2009) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni — 19 copie
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 2 (April 1972) (1972) — Collaboratore — 18 copie
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIV, No. 4 (December 1969) (1969) — Collaboratore — 17 copie
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXV, No. 1 (March 1970) (1970) — Collaboratore — 16 copie
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXV, No. 2 (April 1970) (1970) — Collaboratore — 15 copie
Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov de vijftig beste science fiction verhalen (1981) — Collaboratore — 15 copie
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1964, Vol. 27, No. 5 (1964) — Autore — 12 copie
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction: Vol. LXXIV, No. 5 (January 1965) (1965) — Collaboratore — 11 copie
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1964, Vol. 26, No. 3 (1964) — Collaboratore — 11 copie
Das Science Fiction Jahr 1994. Ein Jahrbuch für den Science Fiction Leser (1994) — Collaboratore — 10 copie
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction: Vol. LXXIV, No. 4 (December 1964) (1964) — Collaboratore — 10 copie
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction: Vol. LXXI, No. 6 (August 1963) (1963) — Collaboratore — 10 copie
Worlds of If Science Fiction 156, September/October 1971 (Vol. 21, No. 1) (1971) — Collaboratore — 8 copie
New Worlds Science Fiction 75, September 1958 — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Comics Revue #212 — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Comics Revue #280 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Fantasy Fiction - November 1953 - Vol. 1, No. 4 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #238 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #237 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #256 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #244 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #253 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #243 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #277 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #279 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #262 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #278 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #242 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #241 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #240 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Comics Revue #276 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Harrison, Harry
- Nome legale
- Harrison, Harry Maxwell
Dempsey, Henry Maxwell (born) - Altri nomi
- Boyd, Felix
Dempsey, Hank - Data di nascita
- 1925-03-12
- Data di morte
- 2012-08-15
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Crowborough, Uckfield [near Brighton], East Sussex, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA (birth)
New York City, New York, USA
Ireland
England
Italy - Attività lavorative
- translator
novelist
short-story writer
illustrator (comics) - Relazioni
- Harrison, Evelyn (wife div. 1951)
Harrison, Joan Merkler (wife 1954–2002, her death)
Harrison, Todd (son 1955 - )
Harrison, Moira (daughter 1959 - ) - Organizzazioni
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1965 ∙ 1975)
SF Hall Of Fame (Living Inductee ∙ 2004)
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award (2009)
Utenti
Discussioni
a sci-fi book with two gay main characters and an airliner turned into a spaceship in Name that Book (Aprile 2014)
Harry Harrison (1925 – 2012) in Science Fiction Fans (Agosto 2012)
Bibliographie in Zwischen �t�p� und Wirklichkeit: Konstruierte Sprachen für die gl�b�l�s�rt� Welt (Giugno 2012)
SF: Man infiltrates alien society based on barbarian nomadic society. 80's? in Name that Book (Aprile 2012)
trying to remember a title/author in Name that Book (Luglio 2010)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 414
- Opere correlate
- 167
- Utenti
- 40,344
- Popolarità
- #437
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 460
- ISBN
- 1,242
- Lingue
- 21
- Preferito da
- 74
Il guaio è che a venticinque anni dalla sua pubblicazione (e poco più di un lustro prima della data in cui la storia ha inizio) il testo è terribilmente invecchiato. Lasciamo perdere l'intelligenza artificiale, o la Machine Intelligence come viene chiamata nel libro, e guardiamo la pratica Alcune predizioni si sono avverate, come l'uso delle staminali e soprattutto l'ubiquità dei telefonini (ma senza connessione dati...), ma per esempio la quantità di memoria nei dispositivi è enormemente sottostimata: 1000 MB ("giga" e "tera" non pervenuti) è considerato tantissimo. Non parliamo poi dei pipponi di Minsky; ma anche la parte più romanzata di Harrison ha enormi buchi nella trama e non funziona affatto. In pratica, se non l'avete mai letto continuate così.… (altro)