Vanna Bonta
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Vanna Bonta | |
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Born | Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. | 3 April 1953
Died | 8 July 2014[1] | (aged 61)
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Language | English, Italian |
Genre | Fiction, poetry, essay, Flight: a quantum fiction novel[2] |
Relatives | Luigi Ugolini (grandfather) |
Vanna Marie Bonta (April 3, 1953 – July 8, 2014) was an American writer, actress, and inventor. She was of partial Italian descent. She wrote
On 13 November 2013, a haiku by Bonta was one of 1,100 haiku launched from Cape Canaveral on the NASA spacecraft MAVEN to Mars.[4]
Early life and family
Bonta was born on April 3, 1953 in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States.
Literary career
In 1995, Bonta's first novel, Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel was published. Flight has been characterized as "inter-genre" (belonging to more than one genre simultaneously) by the American Library Association, which reviewed it an "auspicious, genre-bending parable".[6] Publishers Weekly described the debut work as running the gamut of particularly moving to quirky and hilarious satire, with "asides about bathtub books, self-doubt tapes and other foibles."[7]
In 2013, a haiku Bonta wrote was one of over 1100 that was launched to Mars on the NASA spacecraft MAVEN.[8] The haiku for the Mars trip were chosen by popular vote from a total 12,530 submissions. Bonta's submission was ranked in the top five.[4][9][10][11]
Inventions
The 2suit
In 2006, Bonta gave talks about an invention she called the
Lunar Lander Challenge
From 2007-09, she participated in the annual Lunar Lander Challenge, a competition sponsored by NASA and Northrop Grumman to commercially build a lightweight spacecraft for landing on the Moon. Bonta was a team member of BonNovA.[22] As creative director, Bonta designed a pressure-release device for high-combustion engines.[23]
References
- ^ HEaven Bound: Notice of death of Vanna Bonta; accessed 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Fiction review – Flight: a quantum fiction novel, by Vanna Bonta". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Scaturro, Giorgia (27 April 2009). "Lo spazio, mai stato così sexy". Wired Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Going to Mars with Maven contest winners". University of Colorado Boulder Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9603166-8-7.
- ^ "Flight, by Vanna Bonta". BookList. June 1995. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel". Publishers Weekly. 2 January 1995. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ Steinmetz, Katy (9 August 2013). "NASA is sending these poems to Mars". Time. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "MAVEN Haiku Selected For Travel to Mars". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ Martin, Rachel (11 August 2013). "Sending Poetry To Mars". National Public Radio. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "1,100 Haiku Headed To Mars Aboard NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft". Huffington Post. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ Friedman, Uri (26 January 2012). "Is Newt's zero-gravity sex idea any good?". ForeignPolicy.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "The Universe: Sex in space". History Channel. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ Scaturro, Giorgia (30 April 2009). "A two-seater suit for space-lovers". Wired.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ Boyle, Alan (27 July 2006). "Outer-space sex carries complications". NBC news.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Haben Astronauten eigentlich Sex im All?". Bild.de. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Sexo no espaço intriga pesquisadores". Noticias.terra.com. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "The Complications of Sex in Space". Futurism. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Ambruš-Kiš, Miroslav (10 October 2009). "Seks u svemiru? Nema prepreke koju čovjek ne bi svladao za seks". Vecernji.hr. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ Život na Marsu—Bestežinski sekshomo sapiensa (life on Mars), by Miroslav Ambruš-Kiš; Technologija magazine. November 17, 2011
- ^ Bowie, Soren (15 November 2010). "7 Real Suits That Will Soon Make the World A Cooler Place". Cracked.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Lunar lander liftoff". NBCNews.com. 31 Jan 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ Adkins, Jennifer (May 2009). "The 2Suit Adds New Meaning to the Term 'Mother of Invention'". Inventor's Digest. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
External links
- Vanna Bonta at IMDb
- Recording of lecture in Italian by Prof. Gabriella Fiori about Flight: a quantum fiction novel, 1996
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