David Brin
Author
San Diego, CA
Biography:
David Brin is best-known for shining light - plausibly and entertainingly - on technology, society, and countless challenges confronting our rambunctious civilization. His best-selling novels include The Postman (filmed in 1997) plus explorations of our near-future in Earth and Existence. Other novels are translated into 25+ languages. His short stories explore vividly speculative ideas.
Brin's nonfiction book The Transparent Society won the American Library Association's Freedom of Speech Award for exploring 21st Century concerns about security, secrecy, accountability and privacy.
As a scientist, tech-consultant and world-known author, he speaks, advises, and writes widely on topics from national defense and homeland security to astronomy and space exploration, SETI and nanotechnology, future/prediction, creativity, and philanthropy. Urban Developer Magazine named him one of four World's Best Futurists, and he was appraised as "#1 influencer" in Onalytica's Top 100 report of Artificial Intelligence influencers, brands & publications.
Convention Guest Appearances
- TusCon 2023 - November 10-12, 2023 in Tucson, AZ
Astronomicon 2021 - October 29-31, 2021 in West Henrietta, NYConvention CancelledAstronomicon 2020 - October 29-31, 2020 in West Henrietta, NYConvention Cancelled- Ad Astra 2003 - March 21-23, 2003 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- Ad Astra 1985 - June 7-9, 1985 in Etobicoke, ON, Canada