David Brin

David Brin is one of the popular authors of America who has written a number of successful novels based on the science fiction and fantasy genres. He is also a renowned scientist. David has won a number of prestigious awards in his career because of his exciting novels, including the Locus, Nebula, Hugo, and Campbell Awards. He was born on October 6, 1950 as Glen David Brin, but uses the shortened form of his name for his writing career. The Campbell Award winning book written by him titled ‘The Postman’ was made into a feature film in the year 1997, which starred the actor Kevin Costner in the lead role. Another nonfiction novel titled ‘The Transparent Society’ written by David has received Freedom of Speech Award as well as the McGannon Communication Award. David was born to his Jewish parents in Glendale, California, United States. It is believed that his Jewish ancestors had migrated from Poland, near the Konin area. David’s grandfather had joined the Russian army during the time of the year 1905 and played his part in the Russian-Japanese War.