death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date period genre image article_title birth_name occupation
11 february 1996 warrington , england belfast , northern ireland bob shaw 31 december 1931 1954 -- 1995 science fiction bobshawwriter.jpg bob shaw
 robert shaw novelist , structural engineer , aircraft designer , journalist
bob shaw

robert `` bob '' shaw -lrb- 31 december 1931 -- 11 february 1996 -rrb- was a science fiction writer and fan from northern ireland , noted for his originality and wit .
he won the hugo award for best fan writer in 1979 and 1980 .
his short story `` light of other days '' was a hugo award nominee in 1967 , as was his novel `` the ragged astronauts '' in 1987 .
