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Neal Stephenson

Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer and game designer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, and baroque.

Stephenson's work explores subjects such as mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history of science. He also writes non-fiction articles about technology in publications such as Wired. He has also written novels with his uncle, George Jewsbury ("J. Frederick George"), under the collective pseudonym Stephen Bury.

Stephenson has worked part-time as an advisor for Blue Origin, a company (funded by Jeff Bezos) developing a manned sub-orbital launch system, and is also a cofounder of Subutai Corporation, whose first offering is the interactive fiction project The Mongoliad. He is currently Magic Leap's Chief Futurist.

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American science fiction writer

Born 31 October 1959

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  • Cover of: Snow Crash
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  • Cover of: The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2)
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  • Cover of: Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity (Great Discoveries)

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American science fiction writer

Born 31 October 1959

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, action & adventure, Long Now Manual for Civilization, New York Times bestseller, Fiction, historical, History, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, technological, Fiction, thrillers, general, Science fiction, Adventure stories, American Science fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, technological, Mongols, Science Fiction, Scientists, Scientists, fiction, Secret societies

Places

Great Britain, London, Amsterdam, France, Boston, Germany, Holland, Albania, Boston (Mass.), Boston Harbor, Earth (Planet), Europe, Future America, Houston, Isle of Dogs, Massachusetts, Netherlands, Outer space, Papua New Guinea, Qwghlm, Rhine Valley, Shanghai, Texas, Turkey, USA

People

Anne Hyde, Anne I of England, Antoine Rossignol, Barbara Villiers, Beatrice Waterhouse, Bonaventure Rossignol, Calvin Waterhouse, Caroline, Catherine of Braganza, Charles Comstock, Charles I of England, Charles II of England, Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, Charlotte Adelaide de Crepy d'Ozoir, Christiaan Huygens, Christopher Wren, Claude Eauze, Claude Eauze d'Ozoir, Count Penistone, Count Sheerness, Daniel Waterhouse, Drake Waterhouse, Duchess of Portsmouth, Duke of Gunfleet, Duke of Monmouth

Time

1713, Anne, 1702-1714, 1665, 17th century, 18th century, 1970-, Eighteenth century, Future, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, Near future, Seventeenth century, Stuarts, 1603-1714

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  • Stephenson, Neal
  • Neal Town Stephenson
  • N. Stephenson
  • neal stephenson
  • NEAL STEPHENSON
  • Stephenson Neal
  • Stephen Bury
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