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Terry Pratchett

Though primarily known for his fantasy novels and comics, Terry Pratchett did receive a Hugo Award nomination in 2000 for The Science of Discworld, a companion book to his popular Discworld series. The book explains the history and science of the world of Discworld. Terry Pratchett has sold more than 85 million copies worldwide- his writing is massively popular and he is beloved for his sense of humor and vast imagination.

His relationship to the natural and computer sciences was very broad, and spoke to his curiosity. As a child, he wrote science-fiction and horror stories, attended science-fiction conventions, and even wanted to be an astronomer, which perhaps explains the prevalence of physics and other sciences in his work. As an adult, he built an observatory at his home. He became fascinated with computers and the internet while working as a journalist in the 1990s, was an avid video game player, and had a greenhouse of carnivorous plants. He lived a full life, and when he passed away in 2015, he was mourned by other literary giants such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, and Margaret Atwood.