Trivial Questions

As for the first question: Duh (and/or "Doh!" <wink to wombat>), THE SCIENCE FICTION ENCYCLOPEDIA is there for such matters, brainlock or otherwise. Gene Wolfe retired from "Plant Engineering" in 1984, according to TSFE (really? That long ago?) (Why doubt? I really have to get the errata for TSFE!) =mantis=