Hilbert Schenck

Hilbert van Nydeck Schenck, Jr. (February 12, 1926 – December 2, 2013) was an American science fiction writer and engineer. He taught at the University of Rhode Island.[1]

Several of his short fiction works were nominated for Hugos and Nebulas. He also wrote several textbooks on engineering.

Award nominations

Hugo Awards

• 1980, Best Novella: "The Battle of the Abaco Reefs"
• 1984, Best Novella: "Hurricane Claude"
• 1984, Best Short Story: "The Geometry of Narrative"
• 1985, Best Novelette: "Silicon Muse"

Nebula Awards

• 1980, Best Novella: "The Battle of the Abaco Reefs"
• 1984, Best Short story: "The Geometry of Narrative"

Bibliography

Novels

• At the Eye of the Ocean (1981)
• A Rose for Armageddon (1982)
• Chronosequence (1988)

Short story collections

• Wave Rider (1980)
  • "Three Days at the End of the World" (1977)
  • "The Battle of the Abaco Reefs" (1979)
  • "Wave Rider" (1979)
  • "Buoyant Ascent" (1980)
• Steam Bird (1988)
  • "Hurricane Claude" (1983)
  • "Steam Bird" (1984)

Short stories

• "Tomorrow's Weather" (1953)
• "The Theology of Water" (1982)
• "The Geometry of Narrative" (1953)
  • "The Morphology of the Kirkham Wreck" (1978)
• "Silicon Muse" (1984)
• "Send Me a Kiss by Wire" (1985)
• "Ring Shot" (1986)
• "A Down East Storm" (1990)
• "A Present for Santa" (1993)

References

1. SFSite obituary

External links

• Partial bibliography
• Hilbert Schenck at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database