Christopher Riche Evans

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Christopher Riche Evans (born May 29, 1931 in Aberdovey , Wales ; died October 10, 1979 ) was a British psychologist , computer scientist , non -fiction author and editor of science fiction .

Life

Evans was the son of the civil engineer Herbert Riche Evans and Kathleen, née Gorst. After military service with the Royal Air Force , he studied at University College London , where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1960 . In 1963 he received his PhD from the University of Reading . After graduating, he worked at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington . In 1973 he published Cults of Unreason , in which he dealt with pseudosciences , the UFO cult and Scientology . His preoccupation with computers led to The Mighty Micro , where he delved into the aftermath and future of the computer revolution. Both books have also been translated into German.

His interest in science fiction and fantasy led him to work on the SF magazines New Worlds and Omni , as a consultant on the television series The Tomorrow People and, in 1969 and 1970, two highly acclaimed anthologies with stories from the borderline between psychology and artificial Brought out intelligence , science fiction and horror.

In 1963 he married Nancy Jane Fulmer, with whom he had two children.

The Mighty Micro became the template for a six-part television series, the first episode of which was broadcast a few days after Evans' death from cancer in October 1979.

Works

Non-fiction

  • Pattern perception and the stabilized retinal image (Dissertation, 1964)
  • Cults of Unreason (1973)
  • Understanding yourself (1977)
    • German: Der Ich-Test: Tasks for self-knowledge. Goldmann-Ratgeber # 10798, 1979, ISBN 3-442-10798-9 .
  • The Mighty Micro: The Impact of the Computer Revolution (1979, also as The Mighty Micro: The Impact of the Micro-Chip Revolution , 1980, and The Micro Millennium , 1980)
    • English: The tiny giants: microprocessors are revolutionizing society. Hoffmann and Campe, 1981, ISBN 3-455-08811-2 .
  • The Making of the Micro: A History of the Computer (1981)
  • Science Fiction as Religion (1981, with Stan Gooch)
  • Landscapes of the Night: How and Why We Dream (1983)

editor

  • Mind at Bay: Eleven Horror Stories (1969)
    • German: Fear has a thousand names. Pabel (Vampire Paperback # 8), 1974.
  • Mind in Chains: Fourteen Horror Stories (1970)
    • German: 7 x chills. Pabel (Vampire Paperback # 10), 1974.

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personal data
SURNAME Evans, Christopher Riche
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British psychologist, computer scientist, non-fiction author and editor of science fiction
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Aberdovey , Wales
DATE OF DEATH October 10, 1979