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Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are Ringworld, which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, The Mote in God's Eye and Lucifer's Hammer. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes the series The Magic Goes Away, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource.
BornLaurence van Cott Niven, April 30, 1938, Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology (no degree), Washburn University
Period1964–present
GenreHard science fiction, Fantasy
Notable worksRingworld (1970), The Mote in God's Eye (1974), Lucifer's Hammer (1977), The Ringworld Engineers (1980), Dream Park (1981)
Notable awardsInkpot Award (1979)

About Larry Niven

Novelist Larry Niven was born on April 30, 1938 in California, United States (He's 85 years old now).

He is well known for his award-winning science fiction novel Ringworld, which he wrote in the twentieth century. Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards were given to the novel when it was published in 1970.

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Larry Niven before becoming famous

Larry Niven was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1938 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).

He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, then continued his education at the University of California-Los Angeles for a year.

Achievement of Larry Niven

Several of his novels were converted into scripts for shows like The Outer Limits and other science fiction series.

Larry Niven's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Entrepreneur Edward L. Doheny, his great-grandfather, was implicated in the Teapot Dome political scandal in the 1920s.

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During the Cold War, he advised US President Ronald Reagan on the Space Defensive Initiative, better known as Star Wars.

Larry Niven Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Larry Niven updated on March 13 2023.