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| − | Glen '''David Brin''' (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction. | + | Glen '''David Brin''' (born October 6, 1950) is an [[American]] scientist and award-winning [[author]] of [[science fiction]]. |
==Life and Works== | ==Life and Works== | ||
| − | He was born, raised, and educated in [[California]] and attended Caltech.<ref>http://www.lasfsinc.info/loscon/25/brinbio.htm</ref> Brin's nonfiction book ''The Transparent Society'' won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association and the McGannon Communication Award.<ref>The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom? (1998) ISBN 0-7382-0144-8</ref> He is a futurist, but also supports learning lessons of the past and accepting government.<ref>http://www.davidbrin.com/</ref> Besides being a science fiction writer, he is a critic of Star Wars, particularly the diminutive Yoda, and considers himself like millions of others a social media influence.<ref>http://www.davidbrin.com/about.html</ref> Perhaps most fascinatingly, Brin is a Jewish author, and in his works, secularizes the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam (that all men have a duty to improve the world) to mean that he should increase the world's knowledge as though this always improves it.<ref>http://biblio.co.uk/brin-david/author/1493</ref> | + | He was born, raised, and educated in [[California]] and attended Caltech.<ref>http://www.lasfsinc.info/loscon/25/brinbio.htm</ref> Brin's nonfiction book ''The Transparent Society'' won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association and the McGannon Communication Award.<ref>The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom? (1998) ISBN 0-7382-0144-8</ref> He is a futurist, but also supports learning lessons of the past and accepting government.<ref>http://www.davidbrin.com/</ref> Besides being a science fiction writer, he is a critic of [[Star Wars]], particularly the diminutive Yoda, and considers himself like millions of others a [[social media]] influence.<ref>http://www.davidbrin.com/about.html</ref> Perhaps most fascinatingly, Brin is a [[Jewish]] author, and in his works, secularizes the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam (that all men have a duty to improve the world) to mean that he should increase the world's knowledge as though this always improves it.<ref>http://biblio.co.uk/brin-david/author/1493</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:55, October 14, 2019
Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction.
Life and Works
He was born, raised, and educated in California and attended Caltech.[1] Brin's nonfiction book The Transparent Society won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association and the McGannon Communication Award.[2] He is a futurist, but also supports learning lessons of the past and accepting government.[3] Besides being a science fiction writer, he is a critic of Star Wars, particularly the diminutive Yoda, and considers himself like millions of others a social media influence.[4] Perhaps most fascinatingly, Brin is a Jewish author, and in his works, secularizes the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam (that all men have a duty to improve the world) to mean that he should increase the world's knowledge as though this always improves it.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.lasfsinc.info/loscon/25/brinbio.htm
- ↑ The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom? (1998) ISBN 0-7382-0144-8
- ↑ http://www.davidbrin.com/
- ↑ http://www.davidbrin.com/about.html
- ↑ http://biblio.co.uk/brin-david/author/1493