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Writings about David Brin


-2003-
February 14, 2003—Donald H. Harrison, "A fateful decision: What drew me to Herb," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage
February 14, 2003—Donald H. Harrison, "Tribute to a devilish angel," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage


March 7, 2003—Donald H. Harrison, "San Diego gathering remembers Herb Brin," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

-2005-
Biographical information, updated October 2005—David Brin's popular science fiction novels have been translated into more than twenty languages, including New York Times Best-sellers that won Hugo, Nebula and other awards. His 1989 ecological thriller, Earth,
foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare the World Wide Web and Gulf Coast flooding. A 1998 movie, starring Kevin Costner, was loosely adapted from his Campbell Award winner - The Postman.. DC/Wildstorm also released a groundbreaking hardcover graphic novel
The Life Eaters.  Kiln People portrays a coming era when a simple advance in technology allows anyone to achieve the ancient dream of being in two places at once.   Foundation's Triumph brought a grand finale to Isaac Asimov's famed Foundation Universe David Brin is also a noted scientist and speaker/consultant who also appears frequently on television, discussing trends in the near future.  He serves on advisory committees dealing with subjects as diverse as astronomy and space exploration, SETI, nanotechnology and national defense. His non-fiction book — The Transparent Society: Will Technology Make Us Choose Between Freedom and Privacy?— deals with issues of openness, security and liberty in the new wired-age. It won the 2000 Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association and a prize from the McGannon Foundation for public service in communications. Favorite Movies, Books etc? See http://www.davidbrin.com/picks.html for all sorts of recommendations from the profound to the joyfully silly.    Public web site: http://www.davidbrin.com/       Blog:  http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/