Thread: Jerry Pournelle has passed away
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Old 09-11-2017, 01:02 PM   #26
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Science fiction author Jerry Pournelle passed away earlier this week after a sudden illness at the age of 84. He helped popularize the military science fiction genre with novels such as Janissaries and The Mercenary, but is also credited with a major milestone: the first author to write a novel entirely on a computer.
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