Gregory Benford

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astrophysicist human novelist science fiction writer short story writer university professor

Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist best known for his hard science fiction novels such as "Timescape" and his contributions to the Galactic Center series.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astrophysicist → human → novelist → science fiction writer → short story writer → university professor →
awardReceived	British Science Fiction Association Award → John W. Campbell Memorial Award → Nebula Award for Best Novel →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	University of California, San Diego → University of Oklahoma →
employer	University of California, Irvine →
familyName	Benford →
fieldOfWork	astrophysics → science fiction →
genre	hard science fiction →
givenName	Gregory →
hasWrittenForm	essay → novel → short story →
influencedBy	Arthur C. Clarke → Isaac Asimov → Robert A. Heinlein →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	hard science fiction →
name	Gregory Benford →
nationality	American →
notableIdea	Galactic Center saga depiction of galactic core → use of rigorous physics in science fiction →
notableWork	Across the Sea of Suns → Against Infinity → Artifact → Beyond Infinity → Cosm → Eater → Furious Gulf → Galactic Center series → Great Sky River → In the Ocean of Night → Sailing Bright Eternity → Tides of Light → Timescape →
occupation	astrophysicist → professor → science fiction author → writer →
positionHeld	professor of astronomy → professor of physics →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Isaac Asimov →	influenced
Gregory Benford →	name