Bruce Schneier
(January 15, 1963 – )
Bruce Schneier is a fan living in Boston. He published the fanzine Ramblings.
He was married for many years to fellow fan Karen Cooper and lived in Minneapolis; they divorced in 2022. Schneier and Cooper were nominated in 2000 for the Hugo Award, in the category of Best Related Book, for their Minicon 34 Restaurant Guide, a work originally published for the Minneapolis SF convention Minicon 34.
Schneier is a native of Brooklyn, where he found fandom at age 16, meeting Al Nofi and John Boardman and joining Fanoclasts and Apa-Q. Before moving to Minneapolis, where he belonged to Minn-stf and Minneapa, Schneier lived in Chicago, where he was active in local fandom. He is a member of General Technics.
He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and a master’s from American University in Washington, D.C. He is professionally a very well-known cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, and writer on related subjects.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 2000 — Nominated for 2000 Best Related Book Hugo
- 2001 — DucKon 10, Mystery God ConFusion
- 2013 — Windycon 40, Boskone 50 (Hal Clement Science Speaker)
See also: Celebrity Fen.
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