Gregory Benford

Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is a science fiction author and physicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine.

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• 30 January 1941 - born in Mobile, Alabama
• 1963 - received Bachelor of Science in physics from University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma
• 1965 - received Master of Science from University of California, San Diego
• 1967 - received doctorate from University of California, San Diego
• 1967 - married Joan Abbe

Benford has an identical twin brother, Jim Benford, with whom he has collaborated on science fiction stories and projects. Both got their start in science fiction fandom. Benford was the co-editor of the fanzine Void.

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His first professional sale was the story "Stand-In", which appeared in the June 1965 issue of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. In 1969, he began writing a regular science column for Amazing Stories.

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