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Gregory Benford

science fiction author and astrophysicist

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Born: ( 1941-01-30 ) January 30, 1941 (age 85) , Mobile, Alabama , U.S.
Occupation: Physicist, writer
Education: University of Oklahoma ( BS ), University of California, San Diego ( MS ), ( PhD )
Genre: Science fiction , hard science fiction
Notable works: Galactic Center Saga novels
Spouse: Joan Abbe (died 2002) Elisabeth Brown

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Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is professor emeritus at the department of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is a contributing editor of Reason magazine.

Benford wrote the Galactic Center Saga science fiction novels, beginning with In the Ocean of Night (1977). The series postulates a galaxy in which sentient organic life is in constant warfare with sentient electromechanical life.