Larry Niven


 
 

Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938) is a US science fiction author. Perhaps his best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is in hard science fiction, utilizing big science concepts and theoretical physics in his stories. His writing also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Larry Niven was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated with a B.A. in mathematics (with a minor in psychology) from Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, in 1962. He has since lived in Los Angeles suburbs, including Chatsworth and Tarzana as a full-time writer. He is independently wealthy, having inherited a substantial amount from his grandfather, Edward L. Doheny (otherwise known as a player in the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s).


 

1938: 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar)....

US: REDIRECT US (disambiguation)...

Science fiction author: REDIRECT List of science fiction authors...


Larry Niven related Images and Photos (experimental)

Larry Hagman
Larry Hagman
Larry Hughes
Larry Hughes
Larry Wilcox
Larry Wilcox
Larry Storch
Larry Storch
Larry Fitzgerald
Larry Fitzgerald
David Niven
David Niven
David Niven
David Niven
Larry Crowne DVD (Widescreen)
Larry Crowne DVD (Widescreen)
Larry Crowne Blu-ray
Larry Crowne Blu-ray
Larry Johnson -Fathead
Larry Johnson -Fathead
U2 - Larry Mullens
U2 - Larry Mullens
Street Stars: Larry Davis Story, The (DVD)
Street Stars: Larry Davis Story, The (DVD)

~ Table of Content ~

Introduction
Theiapolis People!
Biography
Career
Miscellaneous notes
Bibliography
External links
 
FR: Larry Niven


 

~ Related Subjects ~

Psychology (1) - Washburn University (1) - Topeka (1) - Los Angeles, California (1) - B.A. (1) - Mathematics (1) - Tarzana (1) - Edward L. Doheny (1) - Teapot Dome (1) - Kansas (1) - 1962 (1) - Chatsworth (1) - Detective fiction (1) - Science fiction author (1) - Ringworld (1) -
 

~ Community ~

History Forum
Come and discuss about History, Civilizations, Historical Events and Figures
History Web-Ring
A community of sites, blogs and forums dedicated to History. Do not hesitate to submit your site.