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Peter Watts (born January 25, 1958 [1]) is a Canadian science fiction author. He specializes in hard science fiction . He earned a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 1991 from the Department of Zoology and Resource Ecology. [ 3 ]
Peter Watts (author) (born 1958), science fiction writer and marine biologist; Peter Watts , fictional character on the 1996–99 American television show Millennium; Peter Watts (musician) (1947–2017), bass guitarist for Mott the Hoople; Peter Watts (road manager) (1946–1976), who worked for Pink Floyd; father of actress Naomi Watts
Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts, published by Tor Books in 2006. It won the Seiun Award for the best translated novel [2] and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, [3] the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, [4] and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. [5]
Echopraxia is a hard science fiction novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts. [1] It is a "sidequel" to his 2006 novel, Blindsight, and the two novels make up the Firefall series.
"The Things" is a science fiction short story by Peter Watts, revisiting the universe of John Carpenter's 1982 film The Thing (derived itself from John W. Campbell's story "Who Goes There?") from the viewpoint of the titular alien. It was first published on Clarkesworld, in January 2010.
Watts was the road manager for Pretty Things before joining Pink Floyd as their first experienced road manager. [5] Alongside fellow roadie Alan Styles, [1] he appears on the rear cover of Pink Floyd's 1969 album Ummagumma, [1] shown with the band's van and equipment laid out on a runway at Biggin Hill Airport, with the intention of replicating the "exploded" drawings of military aircraft and ...
Gregory Clark Mackie was born on September 22, 1949, in Mukilteo, Washington to parents Clair and Nathalia Mackie. His father Clair served as a ham radio operator in World War II and remained active in ham radio clubs the rest of his life, [1] exposing his son Greg to scores of electronic catalogs and parts at an early age.
Watts (Terry O'Quinn) is a former FBI assistant director and a member of the Millennium Group. Watts is Black's initial mentor in the group, and they investigate cases together as partners. [ 5 ] Although Watts' faith in the group is shaken when he discovers their responsibility for a deadly viral outbreak, he is reluctant to leave and fights ...