American scientist and science fiction author (born 1950)
David Brin
Brin at an Association for Computing Machinery conference in 2005
Born
Glen David Brin
(1950-10-06) October 6, 1950 (age 73)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Nationality
American
Education
University of California, San Diego (PhD, MS) California Institute of Technology (BS)
Occupation(s)
Novelist, NASA consultant
Parent
Herb Brin (father)
Writing career
Genre
Science fiction
Notable works
Uplift series, The Postman, Earth, "The Transparent Society"
Scientific career
Fields
Astronomy
Exobiology
Institutions
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
University of California, San Diego
Thesis
Evolution of cometary nuclei as influenced by a dust component(1981)
Doctoral advisor
D. Asoka Mendis
Website
davidbrin.com
Signature
Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American science fiction author. He has won the Hugo,[1][2] Locus,[3][4][5] Campbell[6] and Nebula Awards.[7] His novel The Postman was adapted into a 1997 feature film starring Kevin Costner.[8]
^1984 Hugo Awards Archived 2007-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, Best Novel:Startide Rising by David Brin (Bantam, 1983), The Hugo Awards
^Who's Getting Your Vote? Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, October 29, 2008, Reason
^Startide Rising Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Science Fiction & Fantasy Books, WWEnd
^The Postman Archived 2009-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Science Fiction & Fantasy Books, WWEnd
^The Uplift War Archived 2009-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Science Fiction & Fantasy Books, WWEnd
^1986: 1st - The Postman, David Brin Archived 2011-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, 2003: 2nd - Kiln People, David Brin, The John W. Campbell Memorial Award
^"Nebula Award Winners: 1965 – 2011 Archived 2015-01-31 at the Wayback Machine". Section: 1983. Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. sfwa.org. "Best Novel: Startide Rising by David Brin". Retrieved 2018-02-04.
^Jones, Fiona M (March 20, 2021). "David Brin: The Postman". Mythaxis Review. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
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