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.

Biography

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).

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Los Angeles, California - B.A. - Mathematics - Psychology - Washburn University - Topeka - Kansas - 1962 - Chatsworth - Tarzana - Edward L. Doheny - Teapot Dome

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