Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford is a science fiction author, contributing editor of Reason magazine, and an astrophysicist at the University of California, Irvine. His books include the Galactic Center Saga series, the award-winning Timescape, and Foundation's Fear, an authorized sequel to the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. Benford's works have been nominated for four Hugo Awards and 12 Nebula Awards.