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Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, The Mote in God's Eye (1974) and Lucifer's Hammer (1977). The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily…
Known for
- The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek — Self2021
- 2001 and Beyond — Self2001
- Prisoners of Gravity — Self1989
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Key facts
- Born
- Laurence van Cott Niven , ( 1938-04-30 ) April 30, 1938 (age 88) , Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Alma mater
- California Institute of Technology Washburn University ( BA )
- Period
- 1964–present
- Genre
- Hard science fiction Fantasy
- Notable works
- Ringworld (1970) The Mote in God's Eye (1974) Lucifer's Hammer (1977) The Ringworld Engineers (1980) Dream Park (1981)
- Notable awards
- Inkpot Award (1979)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Mote in God's Eye
- Genre
- hard science fiction
- Official website
- larryniven.net
- Image
- Larry Niven - Utopiales 2010 cropped.jpg
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- birth name
- Laurence van Cott Niven
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- name in native language
- Larry Niven
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Niven at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, 2007
Laurence van Cott Niven (/ˈnɪvən/; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel Ringworld won the Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. With Jerry Pournelle he wrote The Mote in God's Eye (1974) and Lucifer's Hammer (1977). The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gave him the 2015 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award.
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