Ishihara Fujio
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is a former professor of electronics at Tamagawa University
, and a Japanese science fiction author.
He graduated Waseda University
with a degree in electronics.
He made his science fiction debut in 1965. During 1970s and 1980s he has been an active hard SF advocate. In the first half of the 1980s, he made a term "Kōseiki Sekai" (Light Century Universe). That's as defined the sphere with a diamerer of 100 light years (within 50 light years radius from the Sun
). And he edited "Kōseiki Seihyō" (Light Century Catalogue), the star catalogue
of Light Century Universe (738 stars had been known at the time, include the Sun). Also he is known for bibliographies of Japanese science fiction.
He received the Seiun Award
best non-fiction book in 1985 for "Kōseiki no Sekai", and Nihon SF Taisho Award
special award in 1991 for his bibliography works.
Tamagawa University
is a Japanese university located in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The university consists of 16 departments in 7 faculties , as well as seven programs leading to a master’s degree and four programs leading to a doctorate degree...
, and a Japanese science fiction author.
He graduated Waseda University
Waseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
with a degree in electronics.
He made his science fiction debut in 1965. During 1970s and 1980s he has been an active hard SF advocate. In the first half of the 1980s, he made a term "Kōseiki Sekai" (Light Century Universe). That's as defined the sphere with a diamerer of 100 light years (within 50 light years radius from the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
). And he edited "Kōseiki Seihyō" (Light Century Catalogue), the star catalogue
Star catalogue
A star catalogue, or star catalog, is an astronomical catalogue that lists stars. In astronomy, many stars are referred to simply by catalogue numbers. There are a great many different star catalogues which have been produced for different purposes over the years, and this article covers only some...
of Light Century Universe (738 stars had been known at the time, include the Sun). Also he is known for bibliographies of Japanese science fiction.
He received the Seiun Award
Seiun Award
The is a Japanese science fiction award for the best science fiction published in Japan during the preceding year, as voted by attendees of the Japan Science Fiction Convention. "Seiun" is the Japanese word for "nebula", but the award is not related to the American Nebula Award. It was named after...
best non-fiction book in 1985 for "Kōseiki no Sekai", and Nihon SF Taisho Award
Nihon SF Taisho Award
Nihon SF Taishō Award is a Japanese science fiction award. It has been compared to the Nebula Award as it is given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan or SFWJ...
special award in 1991 for his bibliography works.
Novels (titles roughly translated into English)
- "Highway Wakusei"
- "Straldburg Wakusei"
- "Blackhole Wakusei"
- "Time Machine Wakusei"
- "Antennae Wakusei"
- "Gazo Bunmei (Pictorial Culture)"
- "Ikiteiru Umi (Living Sea)"
- "Computer ga Shinda Hi (The Day Computers Died)"
- "Uchusen Oromolf-go no Boken (Adventure of Spaceship Oromolf)"
- "Kōseiki Patrol"
Non Fiction
- "Kōseiki no Sekai (Universe of Light Century)"
- Kōseiki Seihyō, Kōseiki Seizu (Light Century Map), and them commentary.