Karl Iagnemma
Encyclopedia
Karl Iagnemma is an American
writer and research scientist. The author of several scientific publications in the field of robotics
, Iagnemma is also known through his short stories on human-robotic relationships.
Iagnemma was born and grew up in Shelby Township
, Michigan
, a suburb of Detroit. He studied mechanical engineering
at the University of Michigan
. He received a PhD in mechanical engineering in 2001 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
.
Iagnemma has published a collection of short stories, On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction, which features many stories about the more human aspects of scientists/mathematicians, where the protagonists are trapped between decisions of the heart and the rational way. His short stories have appeared in the Paris Review
, Tin House
, and Zoetrope
, and have been anthologized in the Best American Short Stories
and the Pushcart Prize
collections. He also won the Playboy
College Fiction Contest for his short story, "Nativity". The On the Nature collection has been optioned by Warner Brothers.http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/iagnemma.html
Iagnemma is married to Ann-Kristin, a diplomat in the Swedish Foreign Ministry
. As of 2006, they have a baby daughter, Sophia Liv. Iagnemma resides in the United States.
United States
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writer and research scientist. The author of several scientific publications in the field of robotics
Robotics
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
, Iagnemma is also known through his short stories on human-robotic relationships.
Iagnemma was born and grew up in Shelby Township
Shelby Charter Township, Michigan
-Demographics:The U.S. Census Bureau has also defined Shelby Township as a census-designated place in the 2000 Census so that the community would appear on the list of places as well on the list of county subdivisions...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, a suburb of Detroit. He studied mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. He received a PhD in mechanical engineering in 2001 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
.
Iagnemma has published a collection of short stories, On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction, which features many stories about the more human aspects of scientists/mathematicians, where the protagonists are trapped between decisions of the heart and the rational way. His short stories have appeared in the Paris Review
Paris Review
The Paris Review is a literary quarterly founded in 1953 by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen and George Plimpton. Plimpton edited the Review from its founding until his death in 2003. In its first five years, The Paris Review published works by Jack Kerouac, Philip Larkin, V. S...
, Tin House
Tin House
Tin House is an American literary magazine and book publisher based in Portland, Oregon and New York City. The Tin House magazine was conceived in the summer of 1998 by Portland publisher Win McCormack. He envisioned a journal that would be graphically appealing and free of the stale substance...
, and Zoetrope
Zoetrope
A zoetrope is a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures. The term zoetrope is from the Greek words "ζωή – zoe", "life" and τρόπος – tropos, "turn". It may be taken to mean "wheel of life"....
, and have been anthologized in the Best American Short Stories
Best American Short Stories
The Best American Short Stories yearly anthology is a part of The Best American Series published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Since 1915, the BASS anthology has striven to contain the best short stories by some of the best-known writers in contemporary American literature.-Edward O'Brien:The...
and the Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are invited to nominate up to 6 works they have featured....
collections. He also won the Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
College Fiction Contest for his short story, "Nativity". The On the Nature collection has been optioned by Warner Brothers.http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/iagnemma.html
Iagnemma is married to Ann-Kristin, a diplomat in the Swedish Foreign Ministry
Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for Swedish foreign policy.Current ministers:*Carl Bildt Head of Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs.*Ewa Björling as Minister for Foreign Trade...
. As of 2006, they have a baby daughter, Sophia Liv. Iagnemma resides in the United States.
Awards
- Paris ReviewParis ReviewThe Paris Review is a literary quarterly founded in 1953 by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen and George Plimpton. Plimpton edited the Review from its founding until his death in 2003. In its first five years, The Paris Review published works by Jack Kerouac, Philip Larkin, V. S...
Plimpton PrizePlimpton PrizeThe Plimpton Prize is an annual award of $10,000 given by The Paris Review to a previously unpublished or emerging author who has written a work of fiction that was recently published in its publication....
(2000) - PlayboyPlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
College Fiction Contest (2001)
External links
- http://www.karliagnemma.com Karl Iagnemma's Author Site
- http://robots.mit.edu/people/Karl/karl.html Karl Iagnemma's Research Page
- On the Nature of Being Karl Iagnemma - NOVANOVA (TV series)Nova is a popular science television series from the U.S. produced by WGBH Boston. It can be seen on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States, and in more than 100 other countries...
(PBS television science program)