Geoffrey A. Landis

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Geoffrey A. Landis

Geoffrey Alan Landis (born May 28, 1955 in Detroit ) is an American science fiction writer and scientist working for NASA .

Life

Landis studied physics and electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and then received a PhD in solid state physics from Brown University . After completing his doctorate, he first worked for NASA's Lewis Research Center (now the Glenn Research Center ) and the Ohio Aerospace Institute, before later taking on a permanent position at the Glenn Research Center.

In 1985 he participated in the renowned Clarion workshop for budding science fiction and fantasy authors, where he subsequently also worked as a lecturer. Landis often writes "hard" science fiction, in which he also processes the research he does as a practicing scientist. Landis is the author of several scientific articles. He writes on the Fermi Paradox and Venus colonization and other scientific topics.

Landis is married to the writer Mary A. Turzillo .

bibliography

  • Mars Crossing . Tor Books, New York 2000, ISBN 0-312-87201-1 (novel)
  • Impact parameters and other quantum realities . Golden Gryphon Books, Urbana 2001, ISBN 1-930846-06-1 (short stories)
  • Shallows in the Sea of ​​Time ( Ripples in the Dirac Sea ): Wollheim's World's Best SF 8 Bastei-Luebbe SF Special 1989.
  • Waves in the Dirac Sea ( Ripples in the Dirac Sea ): Isaac Asimov's SF 35 series , Heyne Verlag 1990
  • Jamais Vu . Heyne (?)
  • Dinosaurs ( Dinosaurs ): The Great Dinosaur reading book , Wilhelm Goldmann 1994
  • The city's final freedom ( City of Ultimate Freedom ): Gogol's wife , Heyne 1994
  • Impact parameters ( Impact parameter ): Isaac Asimov's SF 43 , 1994 Heyne
  • Among the stars of the Arctic ( Beneath the Stars of Winter ): Isaac Asimov's SF 45 , Heyne 1995
  • The country needs new men ( Paradigms of Change ): The Metamorphosis, Heyne 1996
  • With the sun in shining ( A Walk in the Sun ): The last bastions, Heyne 1997
  • The last sunset ( The Last Sunset ): Isaac Asimov's SF 49 , Heyne 1997
  • Winter fire ( Winter Fire ): Isaac Asimov's SF 51 , Heyne 1998
  • Rapprochement to the Perimelasma ( Approaching Perimelasma ): The Proust syndrome Heyne 1999
  • The unique behavior of wasps ( The Singular Habits of Wasps ), Holmes and Kannabale (flash; edition, May 2005).

Awards

The author has received several awards for his works (incomplete list):

  • 1989 Nebula Award , Ripples in the Dirac Sea , Best Short Story (German: " Shoals in the Sea of ​​Time ")
  • 1989 Hugo Award , Ripples in the Dirac Sea , Best Short Story (German: " Shoals in the Sea of ​​Time ")
  • 1992 Hugo Award , A Walk in the Sun , Best Short Story
  • 2000 Rhysling Award , Christmas (after we all got time machines) , Best long poem
  • 2001 Locus Award , Mars Crossing , Best First Novel
  • 2003 Hugo Award, Falling Onto Mars , Best Short Story
  • 2009 Rhysling Award, Search , Best Long Poem
  • 2014 Robert A. Heinlein Award

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.locusmag.com/2000/Issues/01/Landis.html
  2. ↑ http://transgalaxis.de/cgi-bin/shop/rubrik?category=geoffrey_landis&user=
  3. ↑ Landis Wins 2014 Heinlein Award. In: locusmag.com. Locus Publications, January 14, 2014, accessed November 21, 2016 .

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personal data
SURNAME Landis, Geoffrey A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Landis, Geoffrey Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit