Ben Bova

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American editor human non-fiction writer novelist science fiction writer short story writer

Ben Bova was an American science fiction author and editor renowned for his hard science fiction novels and influential leadership roles at magazines like Analog and Omni.

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instanceOf American ⓘ
editor ⓘ
human ⓘ
non-fiction writer ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
science fiction writer ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
awardReceived Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor, Short Form ⓘ
surface form: Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor

John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel ⓘ
surface form: John W. Campbell Memorial Award

Robert A. Heinlein Award ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1932-11-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-11-29 ⓘ
editorOf Analog Science Fiction and Fact ⓘ
Omni magazine ⓘ
familyName Bova ⓘ
fieldOfWork science fiction literature ⓘ
space exploration advocacy ⓘ
genre hard science fiction ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
givenName Benjamin ⓘ
influencedBy John W. Campbell Jr. ⓘ
surface form: John W. Campbell
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association ⓘ
surface form: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
name Ben Bova self-link ⓘ
notableIdea promotion of realistic space exploration in fiction ⓘ
notableWork Colony ⓘ
Faint Echoes, Distant Stars ⓘ
Immortality ⓘ
Jupiter ⓘ
Kinsman ⓘ
Mars ⓘ
Millennium ⓘ
New Earth ⓘ
Orion ⓘ
Orion in the Dying Time ⓘ
surface form: Orion Among the Stars

Orion and King Arthur ⓘ
Orion in the Dying Time ⓘ
Orion's Sword ⓘ
surface form: Orion’s Sword

Privateers ⓘ
Return to Mars ⓘ
Saturn ⓘ
The Craft of Writing Science Fiction That Sells ⓘ
The Exiles Trilogy ⓘ
Top Gear ⓘ
surface form: The Grand Tour series

The High Road ⓘ
The Star Conquerors ⓘ
Titan ⓘ
Venus ⓘ
Voyagers ⓘ
Voyagers II: The Alien Within ⓘ
Voyagers III: Star Brothers ⓘ
occupation editor ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Naples, Florida, United States ⓘ
positionHeld editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact ⓘ
fiction editor of Omni magazine ⓘ

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Solstice Award → hasRecipient → Ben Bova ⓘ
Astounding Science Fiction → editor → Ben Bova ⓘ
Analog Science Fact & Fiction → notableEditor → Ben Bova ⓘ
Analog Science Fiction and Fact → previousEditor → Ben Bova ⓘ
Ben Bova → name → Ben Bova self-link ⓘ
Nightflyers → originalMagazineEditor → Ben Bova ⓘ