Sam Hughes (born 1983),[1] known online as and publishing under the pen name qntm (pronounced "quantum"),[2] is a British programmer and science fiction author.
[3] Hughes writes short stories such as "Lena", about the first digital snapshot of a human brain, and serial novels such as Ra and Fine Structure.
[1][4][5] He has also written for the SCP Foundation wiki, and his book There Is No Antimemetics Division is set in that fictional universe.
[8] In 2022, Hughes created Absurdle, a variant of Wordle wherein the word changes with every guess, while still remaining true to previous hints.
[11] Versions of most of Hughes' serials and short stories have been initially made freely available online prior to being published.