Vanna Bonta
publication date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 (part of January 2025)
category: 
Literature
clue: Her writing launched a literary sub-genre and flew all the way to Mars, but her life took other quirky detours, from inventing a sexy new spacesuit to voice-acting in a beautiful Disney movie.
explanation: Bonta's novel Flight was the first in the quantum fiction sub-genre of science fiction, although Bonta's claim to have coined the term is disputed. One of her haikus was selected for inclusion in the MAVEN spacecraft that was sent to Mars in 2013. She invented the "2suit," a space-flight garment primarily designed to facilitate sex in zero-gravity environments. She was also an actress, lending her voice to Beauty and the Beast among other films. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Samir Mehta
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