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Neal Stephenson

ニール・タウン・スティーブンソン

Niiru Sutīvenshon

ペンネーム: Stephen Bury（Pseudonym used for collaborative novels with his uncle George Jewsbury (J. Frederick George)）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1959-10-31 （Fort Meade, Maryland, United States）
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Pacific Northwest (primarily) → Seattle (resident as of 2012)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist
活動期間
1984年〜
所属
Blue Origin (advisor), Subutai Corporation (co-founder / chairman), Magic Leap (Chief Futurist, 2014–2020), Lamina1 (co-founder)
影響を与えた人物
Bill Gates (reader; influence in tech circles), Sergey Brin (reader; influence in tech circles), John Carmack (reader; influence in tech circles), Peter Thiel (reader; influence in tech circles)
ノミネート
Snow Crash — BSFA Award nominee (1993) and Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee (1994), Seveneves — Hugo Award nominee (Best Novel, 2016)

学歴

Boston University
College of Arts & Sciences (Geography) / Geography
学位: B.A.
期間: 1977–1981
卒業年: 1981
国: United States
Initially studied physics before switching to geography

受賞歴

Hugo Award
1996
対象作品: The Diamond Age
部門: Best Novel
主催: World Science Fiction Society
結果: 受賞
Locus Award
1996
対象作品: The Diamond Age
部門: Best Science Fiction Novel
主催: Locus Magazine
結果: 受賞
Locus Award
2000
対象作品: Cryptonomicon
部門: Best Science Fiction Novel
主催: Locus Magazine
結果: 受賞
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2004
対象作品: Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle)
部門: Best Science Fiction Novel
主催: Arthur C. Clarke Award committee
結果: 受賞
Prometheus Award
2005
対象作品: The System of the World (The Baroque Cycle)
部門: Best Novel / Hall of Fame
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: 受賞
Locus Award
2009
対象作品: Anathem
部門: Best Science Fiction Novel
主催: Locus Magazine
結果: 受賞
Prometheus Award
2016
対象作品: Seveneves
部門: Best Novel
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: 受賞
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
2013
対象作品: Cryptonomicon
部門: Hall of Fame
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Snow Crash

1992年 Cyberpunk / Post-cyberpunk

A near-future novel combining memetics, computer viruses and Sumerian mythology; notable for popularizing the term 'Metaverse'.

Virtual worldsMemetics and cultural transmissionTechnology and society

The Diamond Age

1995年 Science fiction (nanotechnology)

Set in a neo-Victorian world with pervasive nanotechnology; explores education, class and technological impacts.

EducationNanotechnologySocial structure

Cryptonomicon

1999年 Historical / Technothriller

A large-scale novel interweaving WWII codebreaking with a modern attempt to create a data haven; rich in cryptography and computing history.

CryptographyWar historyInformation and currency

The Baroque Cycle

2003年 Historical fiction

A multi-volume historical series set in the 17th–18th centuries, depicting developments in science, economics and ideas through an ensemble cast.

History of scienceEconomic historyEnlightenment ideas

Anathem

2008年 Philosophical science fiction

A long, thoughtful work referencing Ancient Greek philosophy and metaphysics set in an Earthlike world; explores philosophical and scientific themes.

MetaphysicsPhilosophyCommunities of knowledge

Seveneves

2015年 Hard science fiction

An expansive SF about human survival following a global catastrophe, notable for its grounding in aerospace engineering and astrophysics.

Human survivalAerospace engineeringScientific realism
映像化・舞台化
  • [Screen adaptation (planned)] Seveneves (film/TV adaptation planned)

Reamde

2011年 Techno-thriller

A contemporary thriller centering on MMORPG developers entangled with cybercriminals, terrorists and organized crime.

Online gamingCybercrimeInternational crime

Termination Shock

2021年 Climate fiction

A novel about solar geoengineering that explores international political and technical tensions around climate intervention.

Climate changeGeoengineeringInternational politics

Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

2019年 Near-future science fiction

A near-future novel exploring mind uploading and digital afterlives; features characters from earlier novels.

Mind uploadingTechnology and ethics

Polostan

2024年 Contemporary fiction with historical elements

Volume one of the planned 'Bomb Light' series; traces the making of a spy and geopolitical dynamics.

EspionageNational securityContemporary history

全著作

  • The Big U (1984)
  • Zodiac (1988)
  • Snow Crash (1992)
  • The Diamond Age (1995)
  • Cryptonomicon (1999)
  • The Baroque Cycle (2003–2004)
  • Anathem (2008)
  • Reamde (2011)
  • Seveneves (2015)
  • Fall; or, Dodge in Hell (2019)
  • Termination Shock (2021)
  • Polostan (2024)

翻案

  • Screen adaptation plans for Seveneves (development/planned)
  • New Found Land: The Long Haul (2021) — Audible original audio drama

作風・主題

文体
Baroque, information-dense proseTechnical and scholarly detail orientedTendency toward long works with complex plots
頻出モチーフ
CryptographyTechnology and societyLanguage and memeticsHistory of science and innovation

評価・遺産

Neal Stephenson popularized concepts such as the 'Metaverse' and has had a major influence at the intersection of technology and literature. He has significantly impacted both science fiction and tech communities and received multiple major awards.

関連学会

  • Contributor to Project Hieroglyph (administered by Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination)

大衆文化への影響

  • Snow Crash popularized the term 'Metaverse', influencing modern concepts of virtual worlds.
  • Often cited as an influence by tech leaders (e.g., Bill Gates, Sergey Brin).

豆知識

  • Used the pen name 'Stephen Bury' for collaborative novels with his uncle George Jewsbury.
  • Popularized the concept of the 'Metaverse' in Snow Crash.
  • Served as an advisor at Blue Origin and was Chief Futurist at Magic Leap (2014–2020).
  • The Kickstarter-funded game 'Clang' failed to complete due to funding and development issues.