Wil McCarthy

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Wil McCarthy
Born (1966-09-16) September 16, 1966 (age 56)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationPresident, RavenBrick LLC
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
GenreScience fiction
SubjectScience and technology
Notable awards Prometheus Award
Website
wilmccarthy.com

Wil McCarthy (born September 16, 1966) is an American science fiction novelist, president and co-founder of RavenBrick (a solar technology company), [1] and the science columnist for Syfy. He currently resides in Colorado. [2] Rich Man's Sky won the 2022 Prometheus Award.

Contents

Wil McCarthy popularized the concept of programmable matter, which he calls wellstone.

Bibliography

Novels

The Waisters
The Queendom of Sol
  1. The Collapsium (2000) ISBN   0-345-40856-XNebula Award nominee.
  2. The Wellstone (2003) ISBN   0-553-58446-4
  3. Lost in Transmission (2004) ISBN   0-553-58447-2
  4. To Crush the Moon (2005) ISBN   0-553-58717-XNebula Award nominee.

Short fiction

Non-fiction

Other media

Radio plays

Radio appearances

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References

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  2. "'Bloom' author biography". Random House. Retrieved March 23, 2008.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Antediluvian", Publishers Weekly (book review), October 2019
  4. "Rich Man's Sky", Publishers Weekly (book review), April 2021
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  6. Wil McCarthy at IMDb
  7. Programmable Matter, Coast to Coast AM, April 18, 2003
  8. Quantum Dots, Coast to Coast AM, April 26, 2004