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Charles Sheffield

チャールズ・シェフィールド

Chāruzu Sheffīrudo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1935-06-25 （Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England）
Died
2002-11-02 （Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.） age 67
Nationality
United Kingdom, United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
England (Yorkshire) → United States (Washington, D.C., Maryland)

Career

Occupations
science fiction writer, mathematician, physicist, scientist
Active Years
1962-2002
Affiliations
Earth Satellite Corporation (Chief Scientist), NASA (consultant)
Memberships
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (President), American Astronautical Society (President)

Education

St John's College, Cambridge
Mathematics and Physics
Degree: Double First
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

John W. Campbell Memorial Award
1992
Work: Brother to Dragons
Category: Best Science Fiction Novel
Result: Winner
Nebula Award
1993
Work: Georgia on My Mind
Category: Best Novelette
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1994
Work: Georgia on My Mind
Category: Best Novelette
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Web Between the Worlds

1979 Science fiction

Novel featuring the construction of a space elevator.

space elevator

Brother to Dragons

1992 Science fiction

Georgia on My Mind

1993 Science fiction

Style & Themes

Literary Style
hard science fiction

Health

  • brain tumor
    2002
    Led to his death.

Legacy

Renowned for hard science fiction, winner of Nebula, Hugo, and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards. Served as president of SFWA and American Astronautical Society.

Academic Societies

  • American Astronautical Society
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

Archives

  • University of South Florida

Trivia

  • Published the space elevator novel The Web Between the Worlds almost simultaneously with Arthur C. Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise.