David Brin, Ph.D, has a triple career as scientist, public speaker, and author. Several of his novels, such as The Postman and The Uplift War, have been New York Times Bestsellers and won multiple Hugo, Nebula and American Library Association awards. His 1989 ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends like the World Wide Web. A 1997 movie, directed by Kevin Costner, was loosely based on The Postman. Another novel, Startide Rising, is in pre-production at Paramount Pictures.

In his 1998 non-fiction book — The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? — Brin deals with a range of unexpected threats and opportunities facing our wired society during the electronic age. His chief argument, that openness fosters freedom more effectively than secrecy, has created intense controversy.

Reaching out to a new generation, David Brin developed the Out Of Time series of novels. Contemporary teens are 'yanked' from today's world, sent on exciting adventures in the 24th Century, and brought home again. Award-winning authors like Nancy Kress and Roger Allen have penned books that respect young readers, filled with bold ideas and vivid exploits. Brin also recently completed two major science fiction trilogies with Heaven's Reach and Foundation's Triumph, written at the request of the heirs of Isaac Asimov, bringing to a grand finale Asimov's famed Foundation Universe.

As a speaker Brin shares unique and humorous insights to the way technology may affect our human future. He was a fellow at the California Space Institute and the Jet Propulsion Lab. David Brin lives in San Diego County with his wife, three children, and a hundred very demanding trees.