Granted Vinge is some 20 odd years younger than Asimov, but I'm not sure I'd contrast either Vinge or Robinson as new or contemporary sci-fi (still great, though, no argument there).
Maybe Alastair Reynolds, Charles Stross and Ian Banks could be singled out as being "new hard sci-fi"?
More in the same age as Vinge, I'd also mention Nancy Kress.
Even William Gibson and Bruce Sterling are approaching retirement age these days...
Maybe Alastair Reynolds, Charles Stross and Ian Banks could be singled out as being "new hard sci-fi"?
More in the same age as Vinge, I'd also mention Nancy Kress.
Even William Gibson and Bruce Sterling are approaching retirement age these days...