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	Topics Rudy Rucker Topic Home Biography Rucker is the great-great-great-grandson of the philosopher G.W.F. Hegel. Rucker attended St. Xavier High SchoolSt. Xavier High School, Louisville, Kentucky St. Xavier High School is a Xaverian Brothers sponsored school in Louisville, Kentucky.... before earning a B.A. in mathematicsMathematics Mathematics is the discipline that deals with concepts such as quantity, structure, space and change.... from Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore College Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1450 students.... , and a Master's and Ph.D. in mathematics from Rutgers UniversityRutgers University image = \|name = Rutgers University... . He taught at the State University of New York at GeneseoState University of New York at Geneseo The State University of New York at Geneseoalso known as SUNY Geneseo, the State University of New York College at ... from 1972–1978. Thanks to a grant from the Alexander von HumboldtAlexander von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt,, was a Prussian naturalist and explorer, and the younger b... Foundation, Rucker taught math at the Ruprecht Karl University of HeidelbergRuprecht Karl University of Heidelberg The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg is together with the University of Munich one of the most prestigious universitie... from 1978–1980. He then taught at Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, VirginiaFacts About Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.... from 1980–1982, before trying his hand as a full-time author for four years, and then settling at San José State UniversitySan José State University San Jos State University, commonly shortened to San Jos State and SJSU, is the founding campus of what became th... in 1986, from which he retired in 2004. A mathematician with serious philosophical interests, he has written The Fourth DimensionThe Fourth Dimension (book) *The Fourth Dimension* is a non-fiction work written by Rudy Rucker, the Silicon Valley professor of mathematics and compu... ; Geometry, Relativity and the Fourth Dimension; and Infinity and the Mind. Princeton University PressPrinceton University Press Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections, both formal and informal, to Princeton Univer... published new editions of Infinity and the Mind in 1995 and in 2005, both with new prefaces; the first edition is cited with fair frequency in academic literature. As his "own alternative to cyberpunk," Rucker developed a writing style he terms TransrealismTransrealism Transrealism is a literary mode that mixes the techniques of incorporating fantastic elements used in science fiction with t... . Transrealism, as outlined in his 1983 essay "The Transrealist Manifesto," is science fiction based on the author's own life and immediate perceptions, mixed with fantastic elements that symbolize psychological change. Many of Rucker's novels and short stories apply these ideas. One example of Rucker's Transrealist works is Saucer Wisdom, a novel in which the main character is abducted by aliensAbduction phenomenon The abduction phenomenon is an umbrella term used to describe a number of hypotheses, claims or assertions stating that non-... . Rucker and his publisher marketed the book, tongue in cheek, as non-fiction. His earliest Transrealist novel, White LightWhite Light (Rudy Rucker novel) *White Light* is a work of science fiction by Rudy Rucker published in 1980 by Ace Books.... , was written during his time at HeidelbergHeidelberg Heidelberg is a scenic city in Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany, halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt.... . This Transrealist novel is based on his experiences at SUNY in Geneseo. Rucker often uses his novels to explore scientific or mathematical ideas; White Light examines the concept of infinity, while the Ware TetralogyWare Tetralogy The Ware Tetralogy is a series of four science fiction novels by author Rudy Rucker: Software, Wetware, Freeware... (written from 1982 through 2000) is in part an explanation of the use of natural selectionNatural selection Natural selection is the process by which individual organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduc... to develop computer softwareComputer software Summary Software fundamentally is the unique image or representation of physical or material alignment that constitutes configur... (a subject also developed in his The Hacker and the Ants, written in 1994). His novels also put forward a mystical philosophy that Rucker has summarized in an essay titled, with only a bit of irony, "The Central Teachings of Mysticism" (included in Seek!, 1999). His recent non-fiction book, The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul: What Gnarly Computation Taught Me About Ultimate Reality, the Meaning Of Life , and How To Be Happy summarizes the various philosophies he's believed over the years and ends with the tentative conclusion that we might profitably view the world as made of computations, with the final remark, "perhaps this universe is perfect." Works Fiction The Ware TetralogyWare Tetralogy The Ware Tetralogy is a series of four science fiction novels by author Rudy Rucker: Software, Wetware, Freeware... SoftwareSoftware (novel) *Software* is a 1982 cyberpunk science fiction novel written by Rudy Rucker.... (1982) WetwareWetware (novel) Summary *Wetware* is a 1988 biopunk science fiction novel written by Rudy Rucker.... (1988) Freeware (1997) Realware (2000) Transrealist novels White LightFacts About White Light (Rudy Rucker novel) *White Light* is a work of science fiction by Rudy Rucker published in 1980 by Ace Books.... (1980) Spacetime Donuts (1981) The Sex Sphere (1983) The Secret of Life (1985) The Hacker and the Ants (1994) (Revised 'Version 2.0' 2003) Saucer Wisdom (1999) novel marketed as non-fiction Other Novels Master of Space and TimeMaster of Space and Time *Master of Space and Time* is a 1984 novel by Rudy Rucker that centers on an inventor, Harry Gerber, who discovers a way t... (1984) The Hollow Earth (1990) Spaceland As Above, So Below: A Novel of Peter BruegelPieter Brueghel the Elder Pieter Brueghel the Elder or Bruegel was a Flemish Renaissance painter known for his landscapes and peasant scenes.... (2002) Frek and the Elixir (2004) Mathematicians in LoveMathematicians in Love *Mathematicians in Love* is a science fiction novel written by Rudy Rucker.... (2006) (Fall 2007) Hylozoic (in progress) sequel to Postsingular Story collections The Fifty-Seventh Franz Kafka (1983) Transreal!, also includes some non-fiction essays (1991) Gnarl! (2000), complete short stories Mad Professor (2006) Non-fiction Geometry, Relativity and the Fourth Dimension (1977) (editor), Speculations on the Fourth Dimension: Selected Writings of Charles H. Hinton, Dover (1980), ISBN 0-486-23916-0 Infinity and the Mind (1982) The Fourth DimensionThe Fourth Dimension (book) *The Fourth Dimension* is a non-fiction work written by Rudy Rucker, the Silicon Valley professor of mathematics and compu... (1984) Mind Tools (1987) All the Visions (1991), memoir Seek! (1999), collected essays Software Engineering and Computer Games (2002), textbook (2005) on Rucker's SJSU web page. With links to each book's web page. External links (Rudy Rucker, editor) on Philosophy TalkPhilosophy Talk Philosophy Talk is a radio program that is co-hosted by John Perry and Kenneth Taylor,...