Technology: Invention & Commerce

David Brin

David
Brin
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davidbrinatsbcglobal [dot] net
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http://www.davidbrin.com
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David Brin is a scientist, inventor, and New York Times bestselling author. With books ranslated into 25 languages, he has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, and other awards. A film directed by Kevin Costner was based on David’s novel The Postman. Other works have been optioned by Paramount and Warner Bros. One of them – Kiln People – has been called a book of ideas disguised as a fast-moving and fun noir detective story, set in a vividly original future; while a hardcover graphic novel – The Life Eaters – explored alternate outcomes to World War II. Read more »

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Marianne Dyson

Marianne
Dyson
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mjdysonatswbell [dot] net
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http://www.mariannedyson.com
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Marianne Dyson was one of the first ten women to work in NASA’s Mission Control and served as a Flight Activities Officer for the early Space Shuttle program. She is the author of five nonfiction books for children and numerous short stories, poems and articles for adults and children. Read more »

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Skylor Willis

Skylor
Willis
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'Bio :Experience encompasses: owning and operating a promotional company in Europe; establishing one of the world’s top aesthetician colleges; founding cold laser technology and launching it into the cosmetic arena; inventing, developing and rolling out various nutraceutical and cosmetic products; owner/publisher of an international magazine (7 years); and president of a clinical research company specializing in biotechnology (12 years), consultant and advisor to major corporations. Speaking Topics: Dealing With Rapid Change: Why today’s corporate culture is doomed to fail. Read more »

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Marc G. Millis

Marc
Millis
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marcgmillisatwowway [dot] com
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'Marc Millis is a leading international authority on the search for breakthrough spaceflight: the kind of breakthroughs that could make interstellar voyages practical. His day job is with NASA’s Glenn Research Center, in Cleveland Ohio, where he leads Breakthrough Propulsion Physics research. In addition, he is the Founder and President of the Tau Zero Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to accelerating progress toward practical interstellar flight, which extends research and education beyond that which can be done in government, industry and academia. Read more »

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Robert Piccioni

Robert
Piccioni
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rpiccioniatsbcglobal [dot] net
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http://www.guidetothecosmos.com
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Dr. Robert Piccioni is a physicist, educator and high-tech entrepreneur who explains the exciting discoveries and intriguing mysteries of modern science to general audiences. He presents Real Science to Real People. His motto is: you don’t have to be a great musician to appreciate great music, and the same goes for science. Robert is the author of Everyone’s Guide to Atoms, Einstein, and the Universe, which makes the key concepts and discoveries of modern physics, astronomy, and cosmology accessible without “dumbing” them down. Read more »

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Ashley Grayson

Ashley
Grayson
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graysonagentatearthlink [dot] net
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http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/CGrayson/
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Ashley Grayson is a literary agent, author, and a management consultant in the application of market intelligence. He applies the visionary techniques of science fiction to marketing, business process, and strategic planning. The Ashley Grayson Literary Agency (AGLA) has introduced the works of numerous science fiction authors and scientists including Dr. Robert L. Forward, John Barnes, and Ken Wharton, and launched the novel-writing careers of scientists Geoffrey A. Landis, Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart. Read more »

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Andrew Burt

Andrew
Burt
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aburtataburt [dot] com
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http://www.aburt.com
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Dr. Andrew Burt (www.aburt.com), former Vice President of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., has published dozens of short stories and one novel, chairs SFWA's Copyright Issues and Electronic Piracy committees, is Chairman of the Copyright Owners' Control of Access (COCOA) Association (www.CopyrightAccess.com), and herds workshops, including Critters (www.critters.org), a cozy 5,000 member writers' workshop specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror, also home to other writers' resources, such as the Black Holes response time tracker. Read more »

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Wil McCarthy

Wil
McCarthy
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wmccarthatsprynet [dot] com
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http://www.wilmccarthy.com
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Engineer/Novelist/Journalist Wil McCarthy is a former contributing editor for WIRED magazine and the science columnist for the SciFi channel, where his popular “Lab Notes” column has been running since 1999. A lifetime member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, he has been nominated for the Nebula, Locus, AnLab, Colorado Book, Theodore Sturgeon and Philip K. Dick awards, and shares partial credit for a Webbie and a Game Developers’ Choice Award. Read more »

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Jeff Dunteman

Jeff
Dunteman
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jeffatduntemann [dot] com
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http://www.duntemann.com
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Jeff Duntemann has been writing science fiction for professional markets (including Omni, Asimov’s SF, and the Orbit and Nova hardcover anthologies) since 1974. All of his fiction may be considered “hard” SF, where the focus is on the future evolution of technology, especially computing and artificial intelligence. In 1981, he placed two short stories on the final Hugo Awards ballot, though he did not go on to win the award itself. His first novel, The Cunning Blood, focusing on the implications of nanotechnology and human freedom, was published in 2005. Mr. Read more »

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