Here are the categories for my biography:

1950: Born, LA County, California

1973: Bachelor of Science, Caltech

1973-1977: Research Engineer, Hughes Aircraft Research Labs

1975-1977: Master of Science (Electrical Engineering), UCSD

1981: Doctor of Philosophy (Space Physics), UCSD

1982-1985: Teaching Physics and Writing, SDSU (and technical consulting)

1982-1985: Associate/PostDoctoral Fellow, California Space Institute, UCSD

• Center for Study of Evolution of Life (UCLA)

 

• Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

 

• NASA NSCORT for Exobiology

 

• Member, Board of Advisors of several corporations and nonprofit institutions

• Film version of novel, The Postman, directed by Kevin Costner, Warner Brothers' Studios, December 1997

 

• Audio productions of The Postman and "The Loom of Thessaly"

 

• Audio productions of Sundiver and The Uplift War, Recorded Books 2001

 

• Film options of novel, Startide Rising, in renegotiation.

 

• Forgiveness, DC Comics hardcover, 2001

 

• Introduction to Ecco the Dolphin game for Dreamcast

• "The Great Silence: The Controversy Concerning Extraterrestrial Life" Q. J. Royal Astron. Soc., Fall 1983

 

• "The Deadly Thing at 2.4 Kiloparsecs" Analog, 1984

 

• "How Dangerous is the Galaxy?" Analog, June 1985

 

• "Forget Warp Drive. Can Science Give us the Stars for Real?" interview in Science Fiction Age, March 1995

 

• "Xenology: The New Science of Asking Who's Out There." Analog, 1983

A more complete listing is available on request. Topics Include:

• Invited reviewer for the Los Angeles Times Book Review, The Times (London), The New Scientist (London), etc.

 

• Contributor to several Eaton Conferences on science fiction as a literary genre

 

• "Zero Sum Elections and the Electoral College" Liberty Magazine, 5(6), July 1992

 

• "The Threat of Aristocracy" political commentary in Liberty Magazine, May 1994

 

• "Of Elves and Aliens" Omni Magazine, June 1994

 

• "Science Fiction & Gun Control" Science Fiction Age, July 1994

 

• "The Internet as a Commons" Information Technology & Libraries, 14(4), Dec. 1995

 

• "Privacy is History -- Get Over It" Interview in Wired Magazine, February 1996

 

• "Avoiding Fatal Errors: The Future of Civilization and the Internet" Yahoo Internet Life Magazine, December 1999

 

• "Tomorrow's World: The Odd Way We Design Our Destiny" Netscape/AOL iPlanet Magazine, early 2000

 

• "Probing the Near Future" Netscape/AOL iPlanet Magazine, early 2000

 

• "Can Human Beings Achieve Immortality?" Netscape/AOL iPlanet Magazine, early 2000

 

• "Disputation Arenas: Harnessing Conflict and Competition for Society's Benefit" ABA Journal on Dispute Resolution (Ohio State University), Vol. 15(3), pp. 597-618, August 2000

 

• Various articles published on web venues from Salon to the Caltech Hyperforum on Sustainability

• Tribes... a game about life & reproduction 50,000 years ago. With Steve Jackson. Steve Jackson Games, 1998

 

• GURPS Uplift... the legendary and long sought-after role-playing supplement, opening the door to adventures in the Uplift Universe -- soon to be re-issued in a new edition from Steve Jackson Games.

 

• Ecco the Dolphin... created scenario for new advanced version of this popular computer game, 1998

• Frequent invited guest on radio/TV: Topics include the human future, spaceflight, astronomy, the Internet, possibilities of extraterrestrial life, future medicine and cloning, and the future of privacy in the Information Age

 

• Keynote speaker at more than 50 major conferences, gatherings, and meetings, not including numerous SF conventions. For a complete list of the former, see my page on "Public Speaking."

 

• Just a few examples of keynote speeches include: Society of Science Educators, International Association of Film Commissioners, American Library Association, National Academy of Science President's Circle, Planetary Society, Microsoft Lecture Series, LaBatt Corporation Exec Retreat, Defense Dept. Highlands Group, 1997 Supercomputing Conference, TED-MED '98, Institute for the Future: Outlook!, SAP TechEd 2000- Las Vegas, Library of Congress, Democratic National Convention Privacy Teach-in, World Bank International Conference on Credit Reporting, Procter and Gamble Innovation 2000 trade show, "Out of the Box" Pentagon-Potomac Institute Brainstorm, plus privacy/security conferences in Zurich, New York, Chicago etc.

 

• Invited colloquia: Rutgers University, Sandia National Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, UCSD, and numerous scientific conferences

A more complete listing is available on request. Topics Include:

• astronautics (NASA-funded studies with California Space Institute, regarding robotics & space station design)

 

• optics and theory of polarized light (e.g., Applied Optics Vol.18, pp. 2990-2991, 1979)

 

• nature and activity of comets (in addition to Doctoral Dissertation, papers include: Astrophysical Journal Vol. 229, pp.402-408, 1979; and Astrophysical Journal Vol. 327, pp. 265-279, 1980)

 

• astronomical and philosophical questions posed by SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) major review paper published in Quarterly Journal of Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 24, pp. 283-309, Fall 1983; and Am. J. Physics, Jan. 1989

 

• "Neoteny and Two-Way Sexual Selection in Human Evolution: Paleo Anthropological Speculation" J. of Social and Evolutionary Systems, Vol.18(3) pp. 257-276, January 1996

• Board of Advisors, Planetary Society, 1997

 

• Secretary, Science Fiction Writers of America, 1982-84

 

• Nominee, John W. Campbell Award for Best New Author, 1982

 

• Winner, John W. Campbell Award for Best Novel, 1986

 

• Nominee/Winner, Hugo International Science Fiction Achievement Award (Novel Category: 1984 [winner], 1986 [2nd place], 1988 [winner], 1991 [2nd place], 1993, 1996) (Novella Category: 1984 [2nd place], 1985 [2nd place]) (Novelette Category: 1987 [2nd place]) (Short Story Category: 1985 [winner], 1989)

 

• Nominee/Winner of Nebula Award (Novel Category: 1984 [winner], 1986, 1988)

 

• Winner, LOCUS Award for Best Novel, 1986, 1988

 

• Winner, LOCUS Award for Best Single Author Collection, 1995

 

• Obeler Freedom of Speech Award for The Transparent Society

 

• McGannon Communication Policy Research Award for The Transparent Society

David Brin is a scientist, public speaker, and author. Several of his novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. His 1989 ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web. A 1998 movie, directed by Kevin Costner, was loosely based on The Postman. His fifteen novels have been translated into more than twenty languages.
 
Brin's 1998 non-fiction book -- The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? -- deals with a wide range of threats and opportunities facing our wired society during the information age. His chief argument, that openness is more effective than secrecy at fostering freedom, sparked controversy and garnered the prestigious Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association.
 
David Brin's papers in scientific journals cover an eclectic range of topics from astronautics, astronomy, and optics to alternative dispute resolution and the role of neoteny in human evolution. His Ph.D in Space Physics from the University of California at San Diego followed a masters in optics and an undergraduate degree in astrophysics from Caltech. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the California Space Institute and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
 
David's latest novel -- Kiln People -- has been called a book of ideas disguised as a fast-moving and fun noir detective story, set in a future when new technology enables people to physically be in more than two places at once. DC/Wildstorm recently released a 144-page hardcover graphic novel -- The Life Eaters -- which they called "the most exciting work in our field since Watchmen."
 
David's science fictional Uplift Universe explores a future when humans genetically engineer higher animals like dolphins to become equal members of our civilization. He also recently tied up the loose ends left behind by the late Isaac Asimov, bringing to a grand finale Asimov's famed Foundation Universe. Reaching out to a new generation, Brin developed the Out Of Time series of novels for young adults. His "Webs of Wonder" Contest offered cash prizes to promote web sites that help teachers convey difficult subjects with exciting stories.
 
As a speaker, David Brin shares unique insights -- serious and humorous -- about ways that changing technology may affect our future lives. Brin lives in San Diego County with his wife, three children, and a hundred very demanding trees.