Geoffrey A. Landis works as a scientist and writer of science fiction.
Landis holds undergraduate degrees in physics and electrical engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from Brown University. He works for the NASA John Glenn Research Center, where he does research on Mars missions, solar energy, and advanced concepts for interstellar propulsion. He holds nine patents , and has published more than 300 scientific papers in the fi...
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Geoffrey A. Landis works as a scientist and writer of science fiction.
Landis holds undergraduate degrees in physics and electrical engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from Brown University. He works for the NASA John Glenn Research Center, where he does research on Mars missions, solar energy, and advanced concepts for interstellar propulsion. He holds nine patents , and has published more than 300 scientific papers in the fields of astronautics and photovoltaics. He was a member of the Rover team on the Mars Pathfinder mission, and is a member of the science team on the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers mission. In 2005-2006, he was the Ronald E. McNair Visiting Professor of Astronautics at MIT.
In the field of science fiction, Landis has published over 70 works of short fiction, and two books. His work mixes high science and technology with human emotion. He won the 1989 Nebula Award for best short story for "Ripples in the Dirac Sea" (Asimov's Science Fiction,...
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