Rudy Rucker
Rudy Rucker
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Rudolf "Rudy" von Bitter Rucker is a writer and a mathematician who worked for twenty years as a Silicon Valley computer science professor, and published a number of software packages.
Rucker is regarded as contemporary master of science-fiction, and received the Philip K. Dick award twice. His forty published books include novels, collections, and non-fiction books on the fourth dimension, infinity, and the meaning of computation.
A founder of the cyberpunk school of science-fiction, Rucker also writes SF in a realistic style known as transrealism. His 2006 Mathematicians in Love was an example of a transreal novel. His early cyberpunk four-book series was republished in 2010 as The Ware Tetralogy.
Rucker’s 2007 novel, Postsingular was something of a return to the cyberpunk style, as was the 2009 sequel, Hylozoic, in which every object on Earth comes to life. Rucker’s autobiography, Nested Scrolls, appeared in 2011. Recent novels include Turing & Burroughs, Return to the Hollow Earth, and Million Mile Road Trip.
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Rudy Rucker is widely recognized as a key figure in the cyberpunk movement of science fiction. He is also known for his unique blend of mathematics and philosophy within his speculative fiction, often exploring concepts like infinity, higher dimensions, and the nature of reality.
Rudy Rucker has received the Philip K. Dick Award twice, first for his novel "Software" and later for "Wetware." These awards highlight his significant contributions to science fiction.
Transrealism is a literary style pioneered by Rudy Rucker that integrates elements of science fiction and fantasy into realistic narratives, often drawing directly from his own life experiences and observations. It aims to explore philosophical and scientific ideas within a grounded, personal context.
Rudy Rucker has written several interconnected novels that form the "Ware" series, including "Software," "Wetware," "Freeware," and "Realware." While they can be read independently, they explore a continuous narrative arc concerning artificial intelligence and human evolution.