Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford
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Abstract
Gregory Benford is perhaps best known as the author of Benford's law of controversy: “Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information available.” That maxim is a quotation from Timescape, Benford's Nebula and Campbell Award-winning 1980 novel, which established his work as an exemplar of “hard science fiction,” dedicated to working out the consequences of modern science rather than substituting pseudoscience for fantasy. An astrophysicist by training and profession, Benford has published more than twenty novels, over 100 short stories, some fifty essays, and myriad articles that display both his scientific rigor as well as a recognition of literary traditions. This book explores the extraordinary, seemingly inexhaustible display of creative energy in Gregory Benford's life and work. By identifying direct sources and making parallels with other works and writers, the book reveals the vast scope of Benford's knowledge, both of literature and of the major scientific and philosophical issues of our time. The book also discusses Benford's numerous scientific articles and nonfiction books and includes a new interview with him.
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Front Matter
- Introduction
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Gregory Benford: The Scientist as Writer
- 2 Benford in His Own Words: Toward a Craft of Science Fiction
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Fictional Directions: The Makings of a Scientist-Writer
- 4 Galactic Center One: Benford’s Space Epic
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Galactic Center Two: Nigel Walmsley’s Space Odyssey
- 6 To the Galactic Center: From Earth to Eternity
- 7 The Science Fiction Novel of Manners
- 8 Benford’s Short Fiction
- Conclusion
- Interview with Gregory Benford
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End Matter
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