Geoffrey A. Landis emerged in the late 1980s as one of the foremost scientist-writers in the science fiction genre. // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

Landis holds a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from Brown University. He works for the NASA John Glenn Research Center, where he generates advanced concepts for interstellar propulsion. He has published more than 240 scientific papers in the fields of astronautics and photovoltaics. He was a member of the Rover team on the Mars Pathfinder mission, and has been selected to be a member of the science team on the Mars 2003 Exploration Rovers mission. Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which was established in 1958, is the agency responsible for the public space program of the United States of America. ... This article was Spanish Translation of the Week. ...

In the field of science fiction, Landis has published over 60 works of short fiction. His work is notable for its mix of high science and technology with honest and deep human emotion. He won the 1989 Nebula Award for best short story for "Ripples in the Dirac Sea" (Asimov's Science Fiction, October 1988), and the 1992 Hugo Award for "A Walk in the Sun" (Asimov's Science Fiction, October 1991) and the 2003 Hugo for his short story "Falling onto Mars". His first novel, Mars Crossing, was published by Tor Books in 2000. The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years. ... The Hugo Award is given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy stories of the previous year, and for related areas in fandom, art and dramatic presentation. ...

He attended the Clarion Workshop in 1985, with such other future SF luminaries as Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Martha Soukup, Bill Shunn, Resa Nelson, and Robert J. Howe. Clarion is a six-week workshop for new and aspiring science fiction writers founded by Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm. ... Kristine Kathryn Rusch (born June 1960) is a American writer; she writes in multiple genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery (using the pen name Kris Nelscott), and romance (under the name Kristine Grayson). ... Martha Soukup is a Nebula award-winning and Hugo award-nominated science fiction author, and playwright for the Monday Night Playground emerging playwrights group. ... William Shunn (1967-) is an American science fiction writer and memoirist. ...

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