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	Ben Bova - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ben Bova is the President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past President of Science-fiction and Fantasy Writers of America [1] (SFWA).
		Bova was a technical writer for Project Vanguard and later for Avco Everett in the 1960s when they did research in lasers and fluid dynamics.
		Bova has drawn on these meetings and experiences to create fact and fiction writings rich with references to spaceflight, lasers, artificial hearts, nanotechnology, environmentalism, fencing and martial arts, photography and artists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ben_Bova (451 words)

	CNN - Ben Bova - April 24, 1998
		Ask Bova about the legacy he will leave behind in the new millennium, and he will talk about his books, the sci-fi adventures set in the not-so-distant future that are written with the highest degree of scientific accuracy to create worlds that are nearly tangible.
		Fast-forward from radio waves of impending doom to moonshots that united mankind: Bova, following his muse to the field of science, was on the fundamental research team that led to the development of the heat shield that protected Apollo 11 on re-entry following its historic mission to the moon.
		Bova has no easy answers, but hopes our Cold War lessons have taught us that nuclear weapons are not the answer as we head into space.
	www.cnn.com /books/news/9804/24/benbova (1032 words)

	Interview with Ben Bova :: Astrobiology Magazine :: Search for Life in the Universe
		Ben Bova is best known for his imaginative science fiction novels, such as "Mars," "Jupiter" and "Saturn," where humans of the future travel to these planets and sometimes discover new life forms.
		Ben Bova (BB): About five years ago, when I was invited to attend the first NASA-sponsored conference on astrobiology, I found the subject so intriguing that I immediately began to plan writing a book about it.
		Ben Bova is best known for his science fiction novels "Mars,""Jupiter," and "Saturn,"where humans of the future travel to these planets and sometimes discover new life forms.
	www.astrobio.net /news/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=933&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 (1041 words)

	Ben Bova Novels
		Bova clearly describes the tedious, but extremely critical maintenance of the hard suits, the various experiments conducted for the sake of science, as well as the excitement of actually exploring the planet’s surface.
		Bova’s forte seems to be writing science fiction novels that are so realistic and plausible, the reader hardly notices the high tech science because the plots are so engrossing.
		Bova’s science fiction is as realistic and interesting as ever and I found the passages on nanotechnology absorbing (no pun intended).
	www.futurefiction.com /ben_bova_novels.htm (1480 words)

	An Interview with BEN BOVA - Between The Lines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fast forward to 1997 and Ben Bova is seated comfortably on a couch in his hotel room in Sydney talking about, amongst other things, his most recent book, 'Moonrise' which chronicles the first human settlement on the Moon.
		Through his 'realistic' science fiction narrative, Bova tackles social issues in the face of extreme technological advancements, and although his characters are placed in a world after the next millennium, the reality of a 'Moonrise' society - both on Earth and on the Moon - doesn't seem too far away.
		Bova holds a Masters Degree in Communications and a Batchelor's Degree in Journalism and has taught science fiction at Harvard University and at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.
	www.thei.aust.com /isite/btl/btlinbova.html (1742 words)

	BookPage Interview June 1999: Ben Bova
		Ben Bova's sky-blue eyes twinkle as he gazes out on the white sands and palm trees of Venetian Bay near his home in Naples, Florida.
		Bova chuckles at the suggestion that his Mars seems to be a very sexy planet indeed.
		In recent months, Bova has moved on to Venus, a neighbor closer than Mars, where an out-of-control hothouse effect has resulted in a surface temperature that would melt aluminum and a thick cloud cover that poisons the atmosphere with sulfuric acid.
	www.bookpage.com /9906bp/ben_bova.html (1143 words)

	Doorly.com: Ben Bova Interview
		Ben Bova: I think it would be cheaper now that you're talking about missions that stay on Mars for a long period of time.
		Ben Bova: The National Space Society is a grassroots organization of all kinds of people who are dedicated to making the human race a space-faring society -- all the factors that go into moving us into space in a major and productive way.
		Ben Bova: I think the chances are 99 in 100 that it is a piece of rock that was eroded by wind.
	www.doorly.com /writing/ben_bova.htm (2061 words)

	American AntiGravity - A Conversation with Ben Bova
		I imagine that one of the advantages of being a science-fiction writer is the ability to look at the future in a manner unencumbered by the short-term engineering difficulties that tend to bog down the mind with the minutiae of problem solving.
		I'd just finished reading Ben Bova's novel "Orion Among the Stars" -- a follow up to the Orion saga -- and thought that perhaps he might be the person to speak with.
		Ben Bova has authored many novels over the years, and his latest collection -- the "Grand Tour" science-fiction series -- is intended 'to show how the human race can expand through the solar system'.
	www.americanantigravity.com /bova.html (2197 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Moonrise
		Ben Bova's corporate science fiction epic, Moonrise, is a retelling of the same technophobic themes which date back to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
		Although Bova would have the reader believe that Greg Masterson is qualified to head various portions of a multi-national company, Bova never actually shows Greg acting in anything but a paranoid and incompetent manner.
		Bova postulates a world in which fundamentalists of every stripe -- Jew, Muslim, Christian, etc. -- can band together to form the New Morality which agrees on various planks of their platform and help bring about a nearly global change in morality.
	www.sfsite.com /03b/moon29.htm (709 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Colony
		Ben Bova received his doctorate in education in 1996 from California Coast University, a master of arts degree in communications from the State University of New York at Albany (1987) and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Temple University, Philadelphia (1954).
		Bova does the typical accomplished SF writer's job of describing the surroundings, and although he's too good at what he does to be at all obtrusive about it, by now the setting reads a bit old hat.
		It isn't Ben Bova's fault that the scenario he spins was not played out as he predicted.
	www.sfsite.com /01b/col49.htm (618 words)

	benbova (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		BEN BOVA For more than fifty years, Dr. Ben Bova has been writing award-winning science fiction and nonfiction about science, technology, and the future.
		Dr. Bova was manager of marketing for Avco Everett Research Laboratory, in Massachusetts, and worked with leading scientists in fields such as high-power lasers, artificial hearts, and advanced electrical power generators.
		Bova was born in Philadelphia and worked as a newspaper reporter for several years before joining Project Vanguard.
	www.benbova.net /bensbio.htm (661 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Mars: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bova's Mars is perhaps crying out for a follow-up (he has recently written a similar epic about Venus) which could benefit from a faster-moving plot following the initial crew's ground-breaking discoveries.
		This was the first of Ben Bova's novel that I read, and it was so good that I have read several more, and have yet to be disappointed.
		In fairness to Bova, the central character, Jamie Waterman, is an interesting creation; a geologist of Amerindian descent, whose parents have abandoned their roots in favour of a middle-class American lifestyle.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0450577171 (1040 words)

	SCIFI.COM Chat Transcript: Ben Bova, July 6, 1999
		Moderator: Ben Bova's latest is RETURN TO MARS from Avon, a sequel to his bestselling novel MARS, which follows spacefaring geologist Jamie Waterman as he returns to the red planet as director of the second manned mission to Mars.
		Bova, at the end of your previous book on Mars, you seemed to imply that ancient life on Mars was somewhat advanced.
		Bova, you were there in the meeting when the Defense industry informed the Pentagon of orbitting laser technology, which you incorperated into Millennium.
	www.scifi.com /transcripts/1999/BenBova.html (2192 words)

	Interview with Ben Bova on Scientific Breakthroughs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bova's volume is entitled Immortality: How Science is Extending Your Life Span -- and Changing the World.
		In it, he argues that "there are men and women alive today who may well be able to live for centuries, perhaps even extend their life spans indefinitely." The author talks about some of the recent scientific breakthroughs with Voice of America's Dan Noble.
		We've been speaking with Ben Bova, author of Immortality: How Science is Extending Your Life Span -- and Changing the World.
	www.cyberhaven.com /books/benbova2.html (692 words)

	Ben Bova's Return to Mars. The Eternal Night Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Web Site
		Bova depicts a wonderfully diverse group of scientists who land on Mars and begin to set up a base camp and try to learn as much as they possibly can of Earth's mysterious neighbor.
		The title tells it all--seven years later, Bova returns us to the red planet on a new expedition funded by the private sector instead of by the government and throws in one hard-nosed, billionaire businessman that becomes one of the book's back-on-Earth bad guys.
		Bova has been in the business of delivering good science fiction for over four decades now and he knows how to tell a good story, which is evidenced by these two books.
	www.eternalnight.co.uk /books/b/bovaben/returntomars.html (831 words)

	Review: Ben Bova's Jupiter, reviewed by John Teehan
		Ben Muzorawa, a Sudanese specialist in fluid dynamics from the University of Cairo, takes Archer under his wing and gets him a place on the planetary exploration team.
		Bova does a very credible job in presenting the violence of the Jovian atmosphere.
		Bova, a six-time Hugo winner and past editor of Analog magazine, has a tendency to insert a social agenda into his "grand tour" novels.
	www.strangehorizons.com /2001/20010827/jupiter.shtml (1791 words)

	ValleyCon - Ben Bova (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science Fiction Writers of America, Dr. Bova was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2001.
		Bova was manager of marketing for Avco Everett Research Laboratory, in Massachusetts, and worked with leading scientists in fields such as high-power lasers, artificial hearts, and advanced electrical power generators.
		Bova's over 100 books include The Kinsman Saga (1976-1979, the forerunner of his current planetary books), the ''Voyagers'' sequence (1981-1990), and anthologies The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volumes 2A and 2B (1973).
	www.valleycon.com /bbova.html (1914 words)

	Interview with Ben Bova, February 1999
		Ben Bova’s new non-fiction book explores one of the most exciting scientific arenas that just a few years ago was the exclusive domain of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Immortality.
		Bova: Worse, they will end up having to sue the companies to break their monopolies, spending money on lawyers instead of on research.
		Bova: One of the things that I predicted in a couple of early stories was the idea of virtual reality - the idea that with computers and electronics, you could create a real-seeming hallucination.
	www.members.tripod.com /stromata/id149.htm (1988 words)

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		Bova was manager of marketing for Avco Everett Research Laboratory, working with leading scientists in high power lasers, artificial hearts, and advanced electrical power generators.
		Ben Bova has taught science fiction at Harvard University and at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City where he has directed film courses.
		Ben Bova received his doctorate in education in 1996 from California Coast University, his M.A. in Communications from SUNY Albany in 1987 and his B.S. in journalism from Temple University.
	www.nss.org /about/bios/bova.html (253 words)

	Wikinfo \| Ben Bova
		Ben Bova (born November 8, 1932) is an American science fiction author and editor.
		Bova is the author of 32 non-fiction and 62 fiction books.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Ben_Bova (348 words)

	Buy.com - Powersat : Ben Bova : ISBN 0765309238
		Ben Bova's contributions to the world of science fiction are twofold: First, he is an accomplished, award-winning author, and second, his is an editor whose work was instrumental in moving science fiction out of the "pulp" ghetto and into the mainstream.
		Ben Bova began writing fiction in his teens, though his first novel did not appear until 1959.
		As an author, Bova's Kinsman series is one of the most well known in all of science fiction.
	www.buy.com /prod/Powersat/q/loc/106/39854632.html (457 words)

	Business Wire: Author, Futurist Ben Bova Headlines NASA's 'Tur... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bova, the author of more than 90 books and six-time recipient of the Hugo Science Fiction Achievement Award, will deliver the keynote address during an awards banquet at the Huntsville Marriott at 7:30 p.m.
		Bova started writing fiction in the late 1940s while pursuing careers in aerospace, education and journalism.
		Bova received a doctorate in education in 1996 from California Coast University, a master's in communications from the State University of New York at Albany in 1987, and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Temple University in 1954.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:61600451&refid=holomed_1 (438 words)

	Ben Bova Ben Bova Message Board
		If Ben B. were serious about letting it be republished, he would let someone run with it.
		Since Ben thinks so little of one of his earliest works (one which is probably more loved than his later books), he should just let it be e-published and distributed free.
		Bova should realize that he has a strong fan base and many people that would love to see a re-issue of Star Conquerors.
	www.allscifi.com /board.asp?BoardID=2234 (1021 words)

	PULP CULTURE column for May 19, 2000: Space exploration vital to our survival, says Ben Bova
		Bova's love affair with space exploration began when he was 12 and visited a science museum in Philadelphia.
		Bova said we can wait for famine, pestilence and death to solve our problems, or we can solve them ourselves.
		In the long term, Bova said, once we have established self-sustaining communities off Earth, we will have detached the fate of humanity from the fate of Earth.
	home.hiwaay.net /~tfharris/pulpculture/columns/000519.shtml (488 words)

	Cinescape - Home - Editorial
		As an editor, Ben Bova has won six Hugos, run two successful SF magazines and launched the careers of people like Orson Scott Card and Spider Robinson.
		Bova is convinced that his books, while fiction, will in some way be fulfilled.
		In Bova’s novels, one of the catalysts that drives humanity into space is ecological turmoil.
	www.cinescape.com /0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Books&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=270442&obj_id=34527 (781 words)

	Ben Bova Joins Galaxyonline.com as Publisher
		Bova is well known to science fiction audiences from his books and his role with Omni magazine, where he served as editorial director.
		According to Douglas E. Conway, president and CEO of Galaxyonline, Inc., Bova's expertise is unparalleled, and his role with the company is one of the most high profile to date.
		Bova lectures regularly on the impact of science on politics, is a member of the board of contributors of USA Today, the Arizona Astronomy Board, and has appeared on hundreds of television broadcasts as a regular guest, including Good Morning America, and Today, as well as teaching science fiction at Harvard University.
	www.writenews.com /2000/021500_bova_galaxyonline.htm (291 words)

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