Award-Winning Sci-Fi Author Gregory Benford Joins SPACE.com as Exclusive Columnist.Entertainment Editors & Internet Writers NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 18, 2000 SPACE.com today announced that scientist and science fiction author Dr. Gregory Benford has joined the company's editorial team. He will contribute an exclusive monthly column to SPACE.com, the first of which will focus on the practical demands of getting humans to Mars, as well as the less tangible forces that drive humans to explore other planets. "It's a tremendous honor to add Gregory, one of the leading writers of science-based fiction, to the SPACE.com editorial team," said Scott Martin, SPACE.com Science Fiction Editor. "Benford's monthly column will allow him free play in both literary and real-world subjects. However, I expect he will gravitate toward the rich borderland bor·der·land n. 1. a. Land located on or near a frontier. b. The fringe: a shadowy figure who lived on the borderland of the drug scene. 2. between space science and space fiction, a territory in which he has few peers." Dr. Benford is one of the most honored authors in science fiction. His 18 novels, including the classic Timescape, have won two Nebula Awards, the John W. Campbell For other persons of the same name, see John Campbell. John Wood Campbell, Jr. (June 8 1910 – July 11 1971) was an important science fiction editor and writer. Award, and the United Nations Medal The term United Nations Medal refers to one of several international decorations which are issued by the United Nations (U.N.) to the various militaries of the world for participation in joint international military and police operations such as peacekeeping, humanitarian efforts, in Literature. Dr. Benford is also a professor of physics at the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). , Irvine. He serves as an adviser to the Department of Energy, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. ; a member of the White House Council on Space Policy; a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and a fellow at Cambridge University; and won the Lord Prize for his contributions to science in 1995. Dr. Benford received his Ph.D. from UC San Diego in 1967. SPACE.com SPACE.com is the definitive space site on the Web, offering the richest and most compelling content, featuring news, information, education, entertainment, games and science fiction. SPACE.com is headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. with offices and news bureaus in Cape Canaveral, Houston, Pasadena and Washington, D.C. |
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