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Gregory Benford (Gregory Albert Benford) was born on 30 January, 1941 in Mobile, Alabama, USA, is a writer. Discover Gregory Benford's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?
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Gregory Albert Benford |
| Occupation |
writer |
| Age |
83 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
30 January 1941 |
| Birthday |
30 January |
| Birthplace |
Mobile, Alabama, USA |
| Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous Writer with the age 83 years old group.
Gregory Benford Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Gregory Benford's Wife?
His wife is Joan Abbe (1967 - 2002) ( her death) ( 2 children)
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Joan Abbe (1967 - 2002) ( her death) ( 2 children) |
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Gregory Benford Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Gregory Benford worth at the age of 83 years old? Gregory Benford’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Gregory Benford's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Writer |
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Timeline
Gregory Benford was born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1941. He received a B. S. from the University of Oklahoma, and attended the University of California, San Diego, where he earned a Ph. D.
Benford was always a fan of science fiction and his first published story, "Stand In" (1965), won second place in a contest at The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
in 1967. He spent the next four years at the Lawrence Livermore Radiation Laboratory as a postdoctoral fellow and research physicist.
His first novel, Deeper Than the Darkness (1970), dealt with alien contact, but the novel which established his reputation was Timescape (1980), winner of both a Nebula and a Campbell Memorial Award.
In 1971 he joined University of California, Irvine, as a teacher, becoming a full professor of physics in 1979.
Other novels include thrillers Artifact (1985), Chiller (as by Sterling Blake, 1993), Cosm (1998), and Eater (2000). Benford has been a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University and MIT, and served as an advisor to the Department of Energy, NASA, and the White House Council on Space Policy.
In 1989, he was host and scriptwriter for the television series, "A Galactic Odyssey", which described physics and astronomy from the perspective of the galaxy's evolution, an eight-part series produced for an international audience by Japan National Broadcasting.
Has won many literary awards, including the 1990 United Nations Medal in Literature.
Wrote the 1993 novel Chiller under the pseudonym Sterling Blake.
In 1995 he received the Lord Prize for achievements in the sciences. His research encompasses both theory and experiments in the fields of astrophysics and plasma physics. He worked on long-term marking of the major U. S.
nuclear waste site (how do you warn people 10,000 years from now that the land used for radioactive waste is dangerous?), helped design the message to fly on the 1998 Cassini mission to Saturn, and participated in the planning and writing of text for the CD placed aboard the 1999 Russian Mars lander.
Was chosen by the New York Times to design a time capsule which was buried in 2000 and targeted to be opened in 3000 AD.
Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 134, pages 37-43. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
