Gregory Benford
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science fiction author and astrophysicist
Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gregory
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mobile
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Educated at
- University of Oklahoma
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Timescape
- Official website
- www.gregorybenford.com
- Image
- Greg Benford Eaton 2008-05-17.png
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- date of birth
- 1941-01-30
- Commons category
- Gregory Benford
- name in native language
- Gregory Benford
- pseudonym
- Sterling Blake
- member of
- International Astronomical Union
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- nominated for
- Theodore Sturgeon Award
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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