1699

Writings

"1699" a.k.a. "Islands in the Net" is a 1988 science fiction novel by Bruce Sterling. It won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1989, and was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards that same year.

• also known as "Les Mailles du réseau", "Inseln Im Netz", "Piratas De Dados", "Islas en la Red", "les mailles du réseau (parts 1 and 2)", "Isole Nella Rete", "Øer I Nettet"
• language: English Language
• genres: Science Fiction, Speculative fiction
• copyright: 1988
• released in 1988 (27 years ago)
• award: 1989
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel nomination for Bruce Sterling
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel nomination for Bruce Sterling
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, received by Bruce Sterling

Miscellanea

1699 a.k.a. SportsCentury is an ESPN biography program that reviews the people and athletic events that defined sports in North America throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

• begun in 1999 and completed in 2007 (8 years ago)
• 261 episodes of 30 minutes each
• country: United States of America
• created by ESPN
• regular cast:
  • Chris Berman
  • Chris Fowler
  • Dan Patrick
  • Jeremy Schaap
• genres: Documentary film, Sports
• some of the awards:
  • 1999
    • Peabody Award, received by ESPN
  • 2000
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology nomination for Mike Kostel
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology, received by Mike Kostel
  • 2002
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Documentary (Cal Ripken: The Season)
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Open/Tease (Cal Ripken: The Season) nomination for David Gavant, David Check, Steve Fortunato, Michael Mandt, Mitchell Scherr & Jason Weber
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology nomination for Patrick Becher, Daniel Bernstein, Brian Biehl, Brian Bonenfant, Andrew Brenner, Doug Carlyn, Phil Copeland, Jeff Dubinsky, Sue Friedman, Matt Goergen, Dominic Grandinetti, Miriam Greenfield, Tim Harmon, Josh Hinkle, Jory Hirsh, Jay Jackson, Sidney Jackson, Jason Joly, Fred Kiger, Stu Kirshenbaum, Scott Kono, David Kraft, Jordan Kranis, Brett Kurland, Jason Levenson, Erin Leyden, Elvin Lindblad, Tyler Mathers, Matt Mays, Matt McCormick, Heather Ovall, Tom Picard, Jeremy Pinckert, Sarah Redmond, Frank Saraceno, Kris Schwartz, Jim Cohen, Mark Shapiro, Daniel Bowen, John Dahl, Mary Jo. Kinser, Chris Martens, Gerry Matalon, Robert Abbott, Steve Buckheit, Vin Cannamela, Rob Cowen, Bill Creasy, Tim Cremin & Steve DeGroot
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology, received by Jim Cohen, Mark Shapiro, Daniel Bowen, John Dahl, Mary Jo. Kinser, Chris Martens, Gerry Matalon, Robert Abbott, Steve Buckheit, Vin Cannamela, Rob Cowen, Bill Creasy, Tim Cremin, Steve DeGroot, Bryan Delancey, Tom Dooley, Mark Durand, Chris Fowler, Scott Henry, Michael Husain, Marc Kinderman, Gentry Kirby, Bill Lyon, Fritz Mitchell, Craig Mortali, Todd Pellegrino, Chip Rives, Gary Rothschild, Larry Schwartz, Ouisie Shapiro, Scott Siebers, Eric Smith, Pat Smith, Don Sperling, Scott Thor, Jon Vaden, Dan Weinberg, Chris Wondoloski, Ron Yassen, Peter Franchella, Joseph Maar, Barry Abrams, Nick Acocella, Rob Adler, Jeff Ausiello, Eric Barchie, Patrick Becher, Daniel Bernstein, Brian Biehl & Brian Bonenfant
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Open/Tease (Cal Ripken: The Season - Open), received by David Gavant, David Check, Steve Fortunato, Michael Mandt, Mitchell Scherr & Jason Weber
  • 2003
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology nomination for Mark Shapiro, Jim Cohen, John Dahl, Daniel Bowen, Mary Jo. Kinser, Chris Martens, Gerry Matalon, Dan Weinberg, Robert Abbott, Mark Angotti, Jeff Ausiello, Steve Buckheit, Vin Cannamela, Rob Cowen, Bill Creasy, Bryan Delancey, Tom Dooley, Mark Durand, Jim Forbes, Chris Fowler, Joe Goldstein, Scott Henry, Cynthia Hubach, Michael Husain, Jordan Kajan, Gentry Kirby, Scott Kono, Bill Lyon, Tony Martinez, Megan Michaels, Bud Morgan, Craig Mortali, Todd Pellegrino, James Michael Plante, Jackie Raphael, Chip Rives, Mark Rowland, Krista Saponara, Kris Schwartz, Larry Schwartz, Ouisie Shapiro, Scott Siebers, Marc Silverman, Ned Simon, Brian Skope, Eric Smith, Pat Smith, Don Sperling, Michael Strom & Crowley Sullivan
  • 2004
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology nomination for Jim Cohen, John Dahl, Mark Shapiro, Robert Abbott, Mary Jo. Kinser, Chris Martens, Crowley Sullivan, Dan Weinberg, Jeff Ausiello, Steve Buckheit, Vin Cannamela, Bill Creasy, Tim Cremin, Steve DeGroot, Tom Dooley, Mark Durand, Chris Fowler, Miriam Greenfield, Tim Hays, Jay Jackson, Gentry Kirby, Scott Kono, Erin Leyden, Bill Lyon, Bud Morgan, Craig Mortali, Todd Pellegrino, Frank Saraceno, Chip Rives, Jeremy Schaap, Kris Schwartz, Larry Schwartz, Ouisie Shapiro, Eric Smith, Scott Siebers, Pat Smith, Jim Wilburn, Ron Yassen, Chris Wondoloski, Peter Franchella, Joseph Maar, Barry Abrams, Alex Tyner, Nick Acocella, Rob Adler, Temitayo Anjou, John Arcangelo, Teresa Belling, Brian Bonenfant & Doug Carlyn
  • 2005
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology nomination for Robert Abbott, Vince Doria, John A. Walsh, John Dahl, Mark Shapiro, Mark Durand, Jim Cohen, Chris Martens, Steve Buckheit, Crowley Sullivan, Dan Weinberg, Mary Jo. Kinser, Vin Cannamela, Jeff Ausiello, Scott Kono, Marc Kinderman, Scott Henry, Jay Jackson, Michael Husain, Steve DeGroot, Erin Leyden, Matt Mays, Scott Siebers, Kris Schwartz, Peter Franchella, Ron Yassen, Frank Saraceno, Eric Smith, Ouisie Shapiro, Chip Rives, Craig Mortali, Chris Wondoloski, Rob Adler, Alex Tyner, Joe Carmody, Brian Bonenfant, Joseph Maar, John Arcangelo, Hans Decher, Christopher Russano, Barry Abrams, Temitayo Anjou, Greg Frith, Jeremy Frankel, Arunima Dhar, Terry Dollard, Jeff Dubinsky, Yaron Deskalo, Sue Friedman & Tim Harmon
  • 2006
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology nomination for John Dahl, Jodi Markley, Judy Plavnick, Mary Jo. Kinser, Vin Cannamela, Rob Cowen, Tim Cremin, Scott Henry, Michael Husain, Jason Joly, Marc Kinderman, Stu Kirshenbaum, Matt Mays, Kyle Meek, Chip Rives, Frank Saraceno, Larry Schwartz, Scott Siebers, Pat Smith, Steve Weintraub, Temitayo Anjou, Joe Carmody, Tom Costello, Arunima Dhar, Brian Dockter, Sue Friedman, Tim Harmon, Aaron Johnson, Tom Picard
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology, received by John Dahl, Jodi Markley, Judy Plavnick, Mary Jo. Kinser, Vin Cannamela, Rob Cowen, Tim Cremin, Scott Henry, Michael Husain, Jason Joly, Marc Kinderman, Stu Kirshenbaum, Matt Mays, Kyle Meek, Chip Rives, Frank Saraceno, Larry Schwartz, Scott Siebers, Pat Smith, Steve Weintraub, Temitayo Anjou, Joe Carmody, Tom Costello, Arunima Dhar, Brian Dockter, Sue Friedman, Tim Harmon, Aaron Johnson, Tom Picard
  • 2007
    • Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology nomination for ESPN Classic

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