Background
Hilbert Schenck was born Hilbert van Nydeck Schenck Jr. on February 12, 1926, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
Hilbert Schenck graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics in 1950.
Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
Hilbert Schenck continued his education at Stanford University and earned a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1952.
(A 1955 guide for shallow water divers, spearfishermen or ...)
A 1955 guide for shallow water divers, spearfishermen or underwater sightseeing and those seeking underwater adventure and good underwater photographic locations.
https://www.amazon.com/Divers-Spearfishermans-Guide-American-Waters/dp/B0007E5Q6C/?tag=2022091-20
1955
(Dr. Elsa Adams arrives at Hawkins Island to complete rese...)
Dr. Elsa Adams arrives at Hawkins Island to complete research on a massive computer program called Archmorph, but also to solve a mystery in her own past.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671443119/?tag=2022091-20
1982
(The Steam Bird, America's secret weapon, a nuclear-powere...)
The Steam Bird, America's secret weapon, a nuclear-powered steam locomotive, is ordered into the air despite radiation leaks and design defects, a scheme that may be enough to provoke World War III.
https://www.amazon.com/Steam-Bird-Hilbert-Schenck/dp/0812554000/?tag=2022091-20
1988
Hilbert Schenck was born Hilbert van Nydeck Schenck Jr. on February 12, 1926, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Hilbert Schenck graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics in 1950. He continued his education at Stanford University and earned a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1952.
Hilbert Schenck served from 1944 to 1946 as an electronic technician in the United States Navy. After completing his studies, Schenck worked as a test engineer at Pratt&Whitney Aircraft until 1956, after which he became an assistant professor at Clarkson College in Potsdam, New York. From 1966 to 1983 he was a professor at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston and from 1968 to 1980 he acted as the head of the Scuba Safety Project. He was an engineer specializing in diving technology, and in particular, the security issues involved, writing a series of monographs and statistical papers on the subject, as well as several engineering textbooks, as well as writing several scuba diving guides.
Although author Hilbert Schenck has written numerous books on technical subjects, including the first English-language book dedicated solely to scuba diving, he is best known to readers as a writer of science fiction. To his colleagues and critics, Schenck is known as a renaissance man. He brings to his writings not just his experience as a mechanical engineer, electrical technician, and college professor, but also a deftness in portraying the humanity of characters. According to Science Fiction Chronicle reviewer Don D’Ammassa, “Schenck has yet to write a bad story.”
After having some science-fiction short stories published in the mid-1950s, Schenck took a twenty-year hiatus from the genre. Of Schenck’s work as a whole, D’Ammassa wrote in the St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers that the author “employs finely rounded characters in intricately detailed settings, and the fantastic elements, while crucial to the plot, are understated.” D’Ammassa concluded, “He has a superb ear for dialogue which contributes to his ability to draw readers completely into the world he creates.”
(The Steam Bird, America's secret weapon, a nuclear-powere...)
1988(A 1955 guide for shallow water divers, spearfishermen or ...)
1955(Dr. Elsa Adams arrives at Hawkins Island to complete rese...)
1982Hilbert Schenck married Mary Low Taylor in 1950 but later they divorced. His second marriage was in 1983 to Anne Thompson. Schenck had six children.