Gregory Albert Benford Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a contributing editor of Reason magazine.As a science fiction author, Benford is perhaps best known for the Galactic Center Saga novels, beginning with In the Ocean of Night (1977). This series postulates a galaxy in which sentient organic life is in constant warfare with sentient electromechanical life.
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Fact
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Currently resides in Laguna Beach, California and teaches as Professor of Plasma Physics and Astrophysics at the University of California, Irvine.
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Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 134, pages 37-43. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
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Was chosen by the New York Times to design a time capsule which was buried in 2000 and targeted to be opened in 3000 AD.
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Has an identical twin, James.
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Has won many literary awards, including the 1990 United Nations Medal in Literature.
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Wrote the 1993 novel Chiller under the pseudonym Sterling Blake.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
TV Series scientific consultant
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Moving on
2016
Short thanks completed
The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea'
2003
Video documentary special thanks
Future Flight
1987
TV Movie special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die Außerirdischen - Mythos und Wahrheit
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Physiker
The Universe
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself - Physicist / Author, Univ. of California, Irvine
Nova
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Prophets of Science Fiction
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Jules Verne & Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination
2003
Video documentary short
Himself - Science Fiction Writer / Astrophysicist
Stephen Hawking's Universe
1997
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Future Fantastic
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Prophets of Science Fiction (2006) as Himself
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Miscellaneous Crew
Stephen Hawking's Universe (1997) as Himself
Jules Verne & Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination (2003) as Himself - Science Fiction Writer / Astrophysicist
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