- Author: Robert L. Forward Author Record # 815
- Legal Name: Forward, Robert Lull
- Birthplace: Geneva, New York, USA
- Birthdate: 15 August 1932
- Deathdate: 21 September 2002
- Language: English
- Webpages: britannica.com, IMDB, robertforward.com, SFE, Wikipedia-EN
- Used These Alternate Names:
George Peterson Field, Dr. Robert L. Forward, Robert Forward (I), Bob Forward, Dr. Robert L. Forward, Ph.D., ロバート L. フォワード?Robāto L. Fowādo,ロバート・L・フォワード?Robāto L. Fowādo, Susan Lull, Maury Pickford
- Note: Physicist who earned his doctorate in 1965 from the University of Maryland, USA. Three of his children - Eve Forward, Julie Forward Fuller and Robert Forward - also wrote titles of speculative fiction.
- Author Tags: science fiction (5), first contact (4), hard sf (3), high gravity (2), exploration (2), alien perspective (2), neutron star (2), aliens (2), asteroids (1), Alpha Centauri (1), Proxima Centauri (1), Epsilon Eridani (1), longevity (1), obsessive-compulsive disorder (1), egotism (1), superrich (1), bullying (1), terrorism (1), physics of neutron stars (1), drugs (1) and 32 additional tags. View all tags for Robert L. Forward
| Other views: | Summary Alphabetical Chronological |
| Place | Year and Award | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1980 Analog | A Taste of Dragon's Egg | Best Fact Article |
| 1 | 1981 Locus | Dragon's Egg | Best First Novel |
| 14 | 1981 Locus | Dragon's Egg | Best SF Novel |
| Nominations Below Cutoff | 1981 Hugo | Dragon's Egg | Best Novel |
| 2 | 1981 Campbell / Astounding | Best New Writer | |
| Win | 1983 Seiun |
竜の卵?Ryū no Tamago
(Japanese translation of Dragon's Egg)
|
Best Translated Long Story |
| 5 | 1983 Analog | Flattening Spacetime | Best Fact Article |
| 1 | 1983 Analog | The Flight of the Dragonfly | Best Serial Novel or Novella |
| 26 | 1986 Locus | Starquake | Best SF Novel |
| Win | 1990 Seiun |
SFはどこまで実現するか―重力波通信からブラック・ホール工学まで?SF ha Doko Made Jitsugen Suru ka: Jūryokuha Tsūshin kara Burakku Hōru Kōgaku Made
(Japanese translation of Future Magic)
SF ha Doko Made Jitsugen Suru ka: Juuryokuha Tsuushin kara Burakku Hooru Kougaku Made SF wa Doko Made Jitsugen Suru ka: Jūryokuha Tsūshin kara Burakku Hōru Kōgaku Made SF wa Doko Made Jitsugen Suru ka: Juuryokuha Tsuushin kara Burakku Hooru Kougaku Made Esu Efu ha Doko Made Jitsugen Suru ka: Jūryokuha Tsūshin kara Burakku Hōru Kōgaku Made Esu Efu ha Doko Made Jitsugen Suru ka: Juuryokuha Tsuushin kara Burakku Hooru Kougaku Made Esu Efu wa Doko Made Jitsugen Suru ka: Jūryokuha Tsūshin kara Burakku Hōru Kōgaku Made Esu Efu wa Doko Made Jitsugen Suru ka: Juuryokuha Tsuushin kara Burakku Hooru Kougaku Made SFはどこまでじつげんするか―じゅうりょくはつうしんからブラック・ホールこうがくまで |
Best Nonfiction |
| 4 | 1995 Analog | Faster-Than-Light | Best Fact Article |