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David Brin
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Brin at an Association of Computing Machinery conference in 2005
Born
Glen David Brin

October 6, 1950
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, San Diego (1981), Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego (1978), M.S.
California Institute of Technology (1973), B.S.
OccupationNovelist, NASA consultant
Writing career
GenreScience fiction
Notable worksUplift series, The Postman, Earth, "The Transparent Society"


Scientific career
Fields
  • Astronomy
  • Exobiology
Institutions
ThesisEvolution of cometary nuclei as influenced by a dust component (1981)
Doctoral advisorD. Asoka Mendis

Websitedavidbrin.com
Signature
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Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and author of science fiction. He has won the Hugo, Locus, Campbell and Nebula Awards. His novel The Postman was adapted into a 1997 feature film starring Kevin Costner.

Early life and education