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David Brin

Born October 6, 1950 (1950-10-06) (age 57)
Glendale, California
Occupation Novelist, NASA consultant
Genres Science fiction
Notable work(s) Startide Rising

Glen David Brin, Ph. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Startide Rising is a 1983 Science fiction novel by David Brin and the second book of six set in his Uplift Universe (preceded D. (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He has received both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA for the best Science fiction / Fantasy fiction

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Biography

Brin was born in Glendale, California in 1950. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. In 1973, he graduated from the California Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in astronomy. The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech) is a private, Coeducational research university located in Pasadena A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study He followed this with a a Master of Science in applied physics in 1978 and a Doctor of Philosophy in space science in 1981, both from the University of California, San Diego. A Master of Science ( Latin: Magister Scientiæ; abbreviated MSc, M "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. The University of California San Diego (popularly known as UC San Diego or UCSD) is a public Research university in San Diego, California

He currently lives in southern California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

Bibliography

Fiction

Brin's body of science fiction, when taken as a whole, is normally categorized as Hard Science Fiction. Hard science fiction is a category of Science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific or technical detail or on scientific accuracy or on both

The Uplift stories

Main article: Uplift Universe

Although they make up a minority of David Brin's works, his Uplift stories, set in a common "universe" or projected future history, have won a large following in the SF community, twice winning the international Science Fiction Achievement Award (Hugo Award) in the Best Novel category. The Uplift Universe is a Fictional universe created by Science fiction writer David Brin. The Uplift Universe is a Fictional universe created by Science fiction writer David Brin. This article focuses on future histories in general For Robert A The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year

This future history depicts a huge galactic civilization responsible for "uplifting" all forms of life which are potentially capable of building and operating interstellar spaceships for themselves. In Science fiction, biological uplift is a term for the act of an advanced Civilization helping the development of another Species. The stories focus almost exclusively on oxygen-breathing species but make it clear that there are other "orders of life", of which hydrogen-breathers are the most important. Oxygen (from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys (acid literally "sharp" from the taste of acids and -γενής (-genēs (producer literally begetteris the Hydrogen (ˈhaɪdrədʒən is the Chemical element with Atomic number 1 In the "Uplift" novels humans are economically and technologically the weakest spacefaring race, and are an anomaly since they have no "patron" species responsible for their uplift from animal pre-sapience. For the fictional "charm" which is mentioned in the Harry Potter series of novels see Patronus Charm Latin translation Sapience is often defined as Wisdom, or the ability of an organism or entity to act with appropriate judgment. As a result several races are eager to force humans to become their clients; but galactic law saves humans from this fate because they are patrons themselves, having already made considerable progress in uplifting dolphins and chimpanzees before developing faster-than-light space travel and thus attracting the attention of galactic civilization. In Ancient Roman society a client ( Latin, Cliens) was a Plebeian who was sponsored by a Patron benefactor ( Patronus Some of the more aggressive races regard as heresy the humans' claim to have evolved naturally to their current level of intelligence, and therefore wish to exterminate them; while many of the others see humans' lack of patrons as an opportunity to bully them mercilessly. Heresy is an introduced change to some system of belief especially a religion that conflicts with the previously established canon of that belief eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 It does not help that humans have a relatively non-hierarchical society with rather informal habits of speech, while most of galactic society is rather feudal and very particular about etiquette, especially deference. @@@ main@@@ - title Hierarchy@@@ keywords structure; sociology; information@@@ review@@@ - Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed Etiquette is a code that governs the expectations of Social behavior, according to the contemporary conventional norm within a Society,

The Uplift novels are:

Additionally, Aficionado, currently published in the limited-edition collection Tomorrow Happens, is a short-story prequel to the novels. Sundiver is a 1980 Science fiction Novel by David Brin. It is the first book of his Uplift trilogy, and was followed by Startide Rising is a 1983 Science fiction novel by David Brin and the second book of six set in his Uplift Universe (preceded The Uplift War is a 1987 Science fiction Novel by David Brin and the third book of six set in his Uplift Universe. Brightness Reef is a 1995 Science fiction novel by David Brin and the fourth book of six set in his Uplift Universe (preceded Infinity's Shore is the second novel in the Uplift Storm series by David Brin. Heaven's Reach is the third novel in the Uplift Storm series by David Brin. This story was originally published as "Life in the Extreme" in Popular Science Magazine Special Edition, 8/98. This story is freely available on Brin's website for reading.

Brin has also co-authored Kevin Lenagh Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe.

There is an detailed Uplift supplement for the roleplaying game GURPS allowing players to play out adventures in the universe described in these novels. A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, commonly known as GURPS, is a Role-playing game system designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming Although Brin did not write the GURPS supplement, he did contribute information to it.

Several of his novels refer to the fictional Anglic language, a future variety of English. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

Brin has contrasted the Uplift saga -- in which humans find themselves one minor species among a universe of many thousands of more advanced races -- with his short story The Crystal Spheres (available in the collection The River of Time), in which humans begin searching for extraterrestrial life only to learn that the universe is empty of other sapient life. . . almost.

Other fiction

Brin has written several stand-alone novels:

His short fiction has been collected in:

Other well-known works by David Brin include his book that completes and ties up all of the loose ends in the legendary Asimov's Foundation Universe:

Brin wrote the storyline for the video game Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future. Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry The Life Eaters is a 2003 Science fiction Graphic novel written by David Brin and Art by Scott Hampton. WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, (sometimes rendered Wildstorm) is a publishing Imprint and studio of American Comic book DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Scott Hampton is an American Comic book Artist well known for his painted artwork The River of Time (1986 is an anthology of Science fiction short stories by David Brin. Otherness (1994 is an anthology of Science fiction short stories by David Brin. Isaac Asimov (c January 2 1920 &ndash April 6 1992 ˈaɪzək ˈæzɪmʌv originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as, was a Russian The Foundation Series is an epic Science fiction series written over a span of forty-four years by Isaac Asimov. Foundation's Triumph ( 1999) is a Science fiction Novel by David Brin, set in Isaac Asimov 's Foundation universe A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Ecco the Dolphin (referred to on the title screen as simply " Ecco " is an action-adventure Video game released in

Brin also wrote a number of articles criticising several science-fiction and fantasy series, such as Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded The Lord of the Rings is an epic On Star Wars Brin focused on what he called an "agenda" on the part of George Lucas, describing how he believed the basis of the Star Wars universe was profoundly anti-democratic. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter These essays inspired a debate-format book: Star Wars On Trial which clashed "defense vs prosecution" testimony covering a dozen political and philosophical and storytelling charges against the Star Wars Universe. Brin also criticised The Lord of the Rings for what he perceived to be their unquestioning devotion to a traditional elitist social structure, their positive depiction of the slaughter of the opposing forces, and their romantic backward-looking worldview. Romanticism is a complex artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the

Concerns and themes of his work

Many of Brin's original works (works not set into pre-existing series or "universes") focus on the impact on human society of technology man develops for himself, a theme which commonly appears in contemporary North American science-fiction. This is most noticeable in The Practice Effect, Glory Season and Kiln People.

Brin's Jewish heritage may be the source of two other strong themes in his works. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Tikkun Olam ("repairing the world", i. Tikkun olam ( תיקון עולם) is a Hebrew phrase that means "repairing the world" or "perfecting the world e. people have a duty to make the world a better place) is originally a religious concept but Brin, like many non-orthodox Jews, has adapted this into a secular notion of working to improve the human condition, to increase knowledge, and to prevent long-term evils. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized Brin has confirmed that this notion in part underscores the notion of humans as "caretakers" of sentient-species-yet-to-be, as he explains in a concluding note at the end of Startide Rising; and it plays a key role in The Uplift War, where the Thennanin are converted from enemies to allies of the Terragens (humans and other sapients that originated on Earth) when they realize that making the world a better place and being good caretakers are core values of both civilizations. Startide Rising is a 1983 Science fiction novel by David Brin and the second book of six set in his Uplift Universe (preceded The Uplift War is a 1987 Science fiction Novel by David Brin and the third book of six set in his Uplift Universe. A list of fictional extraterrestrial species in the Uplift Universe series of novels by David Brin. Many of Brin's novels emphasize another element of Jewish tradition, the importance of laws and legality, whether intergalactic law in the Uplift series or that of near-future California in Kiln People.

The "Uplift" stories also feature themes which are conspicuous in Brin's Web site: the dangers of contact with more advanced races (his reservations about SETI); his dislike of stories which glorify elitist and backward-looking cultures (Star Wars and Lord of the Rings); the necessity and difficulty of holding the powerful to account for their actions; and the dangers of the "rising mass frenzy of self-righteousness" (a good description of the Jophur). Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence ( SETI) is the collective name for a number of activities to detect intelligent Extraterrestrial life. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded The Lord of the Rings is an epic The Jophur are a fictional extraterrestrial race from David Brin 's Uplift Universe.

Nonfiction

Brin consults and speaks for a wide variety of groups interested in the future, ranging from Defense Department agencies and the CIA to Procter & Gamble, SAP, Google and other major corporations. The Transparent Society (1998 is a non-fiction book by the science-fiction author David Brin in which he forecasts the erosion of Privacy, as it is The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide SAP AG (,) is the largest European Software enterprise and the fourth largest in the world with headquarters in Walldorf, Germany Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online He has also been a participant in discussions at the Philanthropy Roundtable and other groups seeking innovative problem solving approaches.

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Persondata
NAME Brin, Glen David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brin, David
SHORT DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Glendale, California
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
James Pinkerton is a Columnist, Author, and Political analyst. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
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