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Hannu Rajaniemi has 6 past events. (show)

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Oct

OBC: Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi

Otherland Buchhandlung, Friday, October 11, 2019 at 7:30pm

Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi (derdahinteninderecke)

Jan

San Diego Book Discussion Group - Quantum Thief

Mysterious Galaxy, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 7pm

The January 28 discussion focuses on Hannu Rajaniemi's The Quantum Thief.

The San Diego Book Discussion Group is led by Fearless Leader Christine. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend – it’s the perfect opportunity for readers to branch out and find new favorites!

Attendees receive 20% off of the current book club selection!

Location: Street: 5943 Balboa Avenue Additional: Suite #100 City: San Diego, Province: California Postal Code: 92111 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Jul

Finncon 2014

Finncon 2014, Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 2pm

Finncon is the largest science fiction & fantasy literature event in Finland and Nordic countries. Finncon is free to attend! This year our theme is micro and macro cosmoses. Finncon 2014 is the 20th Finncon, so we have a big celebration ahead! Our program includes lectures, panels, science program, quizzes, parties, cosplay, writers program, researcher meeting and loads more.

Guests of honour: Elizabeth Bear, Hannu Rajaniemi, Jukka Halme (anglemark)… (more)

Feb

Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion Meeting

NuVibe, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 6:30pm

Star Base Andromeda is a Lincoln science fiction, fantasy, horror and action/adventure club, which holds weekly meetings in downtown Lincoln. Approximately every six weeks, we hold a Book Discussion meeting, for which all attendees are encouraged to have read the same book for group discussion. Our book selection for February 26, 2013, is "The Quantum Thief", a hard SF adventure novel by hot new SF author Hannu Rajamiemi. SBA meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend and participate. Please help us continue to get free use of NuVibe's meeting room by helping us meet our quota of $25 worth of food purchases from the entire group for this evening. The Quantum Thief (cannellfan)… (more)

Jun

Eurocon 2011

Tekniska Högskolans Studentkårs kårhus, Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 2pm

Charles Stross; Hannu Rajaniemi; Nene Ormes; Åsa Schwarz

The 2011 European Science Fiction Convention. (anglemark)

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Rajaniemi, Hannu Jaakko

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Date of birth

1978-03-09

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Gender

male

Nationality

Finland

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Birthplace

Ylivieska, Finland

Place of death

Cause of death

Places of residence

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

San Francisco, California, USA

Education

University of Oulu (BS | Mathematics)

Cambridge University

University of Edinburgh (PhD | mathematics)

Occupations

entrepreneur

writer

Relationships

Organizations

ThinkTank Maths Limited

Writers' Bloc

Awards and honors

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John Jarrold

Short biography

Hannu Rajaniemi was born in Ylivieska, Finland, in 1978. He read his first science fiction novel at the age of 6 – Jules Verne's ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''. At the age of 8 Hannu approached ESA with a fusion-powered spaceship design, which was received with a polite thank you note.
Hannu studied mathematics and theoretical physics at the University of Oulu and completed a B.Sc. thesis on transcendental numbers. He went on to complete Part III of the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge University and a PhD in string theory at University of Edinburgh. After completing his PhD, Hannu joined three partners to co-found ThinkTank Maths (TTM). The company provides mathematics-based technologies in the defence, space and energy sectors.
Hannu is a member of an Edinburgh-based writers' group which includes Alan Campbell, Jack Deighton, Caroline Dunford and Charles Stross. His first fiction sale was the short story ''Shibuya no Love'' to Futurismic.com. Hannu's first novel, ''The Quantum Thief'', is published by Gollancz in the UK and by Tor in the US.

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