Towards the end of that time, already a champion historical wargamer, he retired from competition and decided to focus on his love of writing. From that time on, he traveled extensively, throughout Europe and Africa. Nine months later, he transferred for work to London. A short time before handing in his dissertation, he realized that academia wasn't going to fulfill his ambitions and he stepped out into the workforce, joining a couple of IT companies in succession, until he found one that stuck. Taking up a Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue his Doctorate, he transferred to the University of New South Wales in Sydney, claiming from the start that his degree was simply practice to write large, cogent volumes of material. There he discovered History and Philosophy of Science, which was to become his major and eventually, his Honours Degree. Starting a BSc in Biochemistry in Sydney, he changed to a BSc Psych, then transferred to the University of Wollongong to do a BA Psych. His first expedition was to Istanbul in 1969, where he lived for two years, and then later, in 1973 to Cambridge for a year. Jay Caselberg was born in a country town in Australia and then traveled extensively while growing up. A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction.200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |