Gerald Nordley is a consulting astronautical engineer and writer with degrees in physics and systems management and a retired USAF officer with experience in spacecraft operations and engineering, With over a hundred publications of nonfiction and fiction, his writing won four "Anlab" readers' awards and nominations for both a Hugo and Nebula award. His stories focus on the human experience in scientifically plausible futures, with many of them in astronomical settings. The latest is "Titan of Chaos" in Life Beyond Us. Gerald was born in Minneapolis, lives in Sunnyvale CA with his wife Gayle Wiesner, and has three adult children and one grandchild. His two novels and five story collections are available from Brief Candle Press. See: www.gdnordley.com.
Sessions in which G. David Nordley participates
- Lorentz Transformation Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3125- Writing Track
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | 1 hour
- Why does Lady Bright, whose speed is much faster than light, come back on the previous night? The answer is the "Lorentz Transformation," the math...
- Panel
- The Crew Dragon Takes Wing! Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3123- Science/History Track
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- For the first time since the last space shuttle flight, a US spacecraft with US astronauts will head for the International Space Station, perhaps a...
- Panel
- Cooling the Planet Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3121- Gaming/Fan Track
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reducing carbon emissions is needed, but may take generations to cool the planet. With seas already rising, we may need something quicker. Our pane...
- Panel
- Next Century, the Stars! Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3123- Science/History Track
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Robots, space resources, additive manufacturing, beam-pushed starships, and rethinking the problem are making interstellar travel look more and mor...
- Panel