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Gregory Benford

Gregory Benford (Gregory Albert Benford) is an astrophysicist and science fiction author who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a contributing editor of Reason magazine. Benford is best known for the Galactic Center Saga novels, a series that postulates a galaxy in which sentient organic life is in constant warfare with sentient electromechanical life. Greg was born in Mobile, Alabama. He received his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Oklahoma, followed by his Masters and then his Doctorate from the University of California, San Diego. Having published more than 200 scientific papers, his research encompasses both theory and experiments in the fields of astrophysics and plasma physics. Greg is a two-time winner of the Nebula Award and has also won the John W. Campbell Award, the Australian Ditmar Award, the Lord Foundation Prize, and the 1990 United Nations Medal in Literature. Source: Secular Policy Institute

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Glorious

Glorious

with Larry Niven

Beyond Infinity

Beyond Infinity

Shadows of Eternity

Shadows of Eternity

2021
Rewrite: Loops in the Timescape

Rewrite: Loops in the Timescape

2018
The Berlin Project

The Berlin Project

2017
Shipstar

Shipstar

2014

with Larry Niven

Bowl of Heaven

Bowl of Heaven

2012

with Larry Niven

Grace Immaculate

Grace Immaculate

2011
The Sunborn

The Sunborn

2005
Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science

Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science

2000
Habitats in Space

Habitats in Space

2000
Eater

Eater

2000
The Martian Race

The Martian Race

1999
A Hunger for the Infinite

A Hunger for the Infinite

1999
Foundation's Fear

Foundation's Fear

1997
A Darker Geometry

A Darker Geometry

1996

with Mark O. Martin

Far Futures

Far Futures

1995
Man-Kzin Wars 7

Man-Kzin Wars 7

1995

with Mark O. Martin, Hal G.P. Colebatch and Paul Chafe

Sailing Bright Eternity

Sailing Bright Eternity

1995
Man-Kzin Wars VI

Man-Kzin Wars VI

1994

with Donald Kingsbury and Mark O. Martin

Furious Gulf

Furious Gulf

1994
Cosm

Cosm

1993
Beyond the Fall of Night

Beyond the Fall of Night

1990

with Arthur C. Clarke

Tides of Light

Tides of Light

1989
Great Sky River

Great Sky River

1987
Under the Wheel

Under the Wheel

1987

with John M. Ford and Nancy Springer

Heart of the Comet

Heart of the Comet

1986

with David Brin

Artifact

Artifact

1985
Across the Sea of Suns

Across the Sea of Suns

1984
Timescape

Timescape

1980
In the Ocean of Night

In the Ocean of Night

1977
Nell'oceano della notte

Nell'oceano della notte

1977
Jupiter Project

Jupiter Project

1975
If the Stars Are Gods

If the Stars Are Gods

1974

with Gordon Eklund

IF Worlds of Science Fiction, 1970 September-October

IF Worlds of Science Fiction, 1970 September-October

1970

Box sets & omnibuses2

Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories

Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories

2010
Far Horizons: All New Tales from the Greatest Worlds Of Science Fiction

Far Horizons: All New Tales from the Greatest Worlds Of Science Fiction

1999