Doug Beason

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Doug Beason
Born (1953-12-03) December 3, 1953 (age 71)
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater United States Air Force Academy
GenreScience fiction

Doug Beason (born December 3, 1953) is an American scientist and science fiction author.

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He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1977 with a dual major in physics and math. He started his first novel while at the Academy after returning there as an officer in the 1980s to teach physics. He is a retired Air Force Colonel with a PhD in physics. He is also a Fellow of the American Physical Society and has published two non-fiction books. His book "Science and Technology Policy for the post-Cold War: A Case for Long-Term Research", was awarded the National Defense University President's Strategic Vision award. He also worked on a few books, (e.g. Lifeline, The Trinity Paradox, and Nanospace) with Kevin J. Anderson. In 2008, he retired from his position as Associate Laboratory Director for Threat Reduction at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. [1] [2] He currently writes full-time, lectures, and consults.

Bibliography

Novels

Co-authored with Kevin J. Anderson

Craig Kreident Series:

  • Virtual Destruction (1996)
  • Fallout (1997)
  • Lethal Exposure (1998)

Short fiction

TitleYearFirst published inReprinted in
"Lifeguard"1987New Destinies : volume 1 / Spring 1987, ed. Jim Baen (Baen, 1987)Cities in Space, ed. Jerry Pournelle and Jim F. Carr (Ace, 1991)
"Reflections in a Magnetic Mirror" / with Kevin J. Anderson 1988Full Spectrum, ed. Lou Aronica and Shawna McCarthy (Bantam Spectra, 1988)Dogged Persistence / Kevin J. Anderson (Golden Gryphon Press, 2001)
"Rescue at L-5" / with Kevin J. Anderson 1990Project Solar Sail, ed. Arthur C. Clarke and David Brin (Roc/Penguin, 1990)
"Defense Conversion"1995How to Save the World, ed. Charles Sheffield (Tor, 1995) hbHow to Save the World, ed. Charles Sheffield (Tor, 1999) pb
"Homecoming"1995Full Spectrum 5, ed. Jennifer Hershey, Tom Dupree and Janna Silverstein (Bantam Spectra, 1995)

Non-fiction

References

  1. ↑ "Doug Beason - Summary Bibliography". isfdb.org. Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  2. ↑ Black, Krista D. (2006-05-26). "Beason speaks at Memorial Day breakfast; Veterans Hall is dedicated". Los Alamos National Laboratory. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Novels & Nonfiction".
  4. ↑ "Space Station Down".


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