BURKS, Arthur J.

BURKS, Arthur J.
(1898-1974)
   US military man and writer who, after some years in the US Army, began publishing fantasy with "Thus Spake the Prophetess" for Weird Tales in 1924 and sf with "Monsters of Moyen" for ASF in 1930. After two decades of high productivity, he remained intermittently active into the 1960s, with time out for further service in WWII. Only one of his sf novels, The Great Mirror (1942 Science Fiction Quarterly; 1952), has been reprinted in book form. The others included "Earth, the Marauder" (1930 ASF), "The Mind Master" (1932 ASF), "Jason Sows Again" (1938 ASF), "Survival" and its sequel "Exodus" (both 1938 Marvel Science Stories) and "The Far Detour" (1942 Science Fiction Quarterly). Much of his best work was fantasy, including The Great Amen (1938), Look Behind You! (coll 1954 chap), Black Medicine (coll 1966) and The Casket (1973). AJB was one of the most prolific of all PULP-MAGAZINE writers: his sf and fantasy constitute only a small fraction of his prodigious output.
   JC/MJE

Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Burks, Arthur Walter — ▪ 2009       American computer pioneer born Oct. 13, 1915, Duluth, Minn. died May 14, 2008, Ann Arbor, Mich. was one of the builders of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), the first general purpose electronic digital… …   Universalium

  • Arthur Burks — Arthur Walter Burks (October 13 1915 – May 14, 2008) was an American mathematician who in the 1940s as a senior engineer on the project contributed to the design of the ENIAC, the first general purpose electronic digital computer. Decades later,… …   Wikipedia

  • Arthur W. Burks — Arthur Walter Burks Arthur Walter Burks (* 13. Oktober 1915 in Duluth, Minnesota; † 14. Mai 2008 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) war ein US amerikanischer Mathematiker und Informatiker. Er war in den 1940er Jahren an der Entwicklung des …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Burks — is a surname, and may refer to:* Antonio Burks (born 1980), American professional basketball player * Arthur Burks (born 1915), American mathematician and computer scientist who worked on the ENIAC * Charlotte Burks (born 1942), American… …   Wikipedia

  • Burks — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alec Burks (* 1991), US amerikanischer Basketballspieler Arthur W. Burks (1915–2008), US amerikanischer Mathematiker und Informatiker Michael Burks (* 1957), US amerikanischer Bluesgitarrist Robert Burks… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Arthur J. Burks — Infobox Writer name = Arthur J. Burks imagesize = caption = pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = birth date|1898|9|13|mf=y birthplace = Waterville, Washington, U.S. deathdate = death date and age|1974|5|13|1898|9|13|mf=y deathplace = Paradise,… …   Wikipedia

  • BURKS — Essays on Cellular Automata, ed. Arthur W. Burks, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Chicago, London, 1970 (informationswissenschaftl. Veoeffentlichungen) …   Acronyms

  • BURKS — Essays on Cellular Automata, ed. Arthur W. Burks, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Chicago, London, 1970 (informationswissenschaftl. Veröffentlichungen) …   Acronyms von A bis Z

  • Alice Burks — Alice Rowe Burks (born 1920) is an American author of children s books and books about the history of electronic computers.Born Alice Rowe, she began her undergraduate degree at Oberlin College on a competitive mathematics scholarship and… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Sanders Peirce bibliography — C. S. Peirce articles  General:    Charles Sanders Peirce Charles Sanders Peirce bibliography Philosophical:    Categories (Peirce) Semiotic elements and   classes of signs (Peirce) Pragmatic maxim • Pragmaticism… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Sanders Peirce —  B …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”