David Dvorkin (born October 8, 1943) is an American writer of

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Early life and education

Dvorkin was born in the United Kingdom. He earned a

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in mathematics and physics from

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, IUB, or Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana Univer ...

as well as a Master of Science in mathematics from the

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. He worked at

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(1967-1971) as an aerospace engineer on

Apollo 8 Apollo 8 (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave Sphere of influence (astrodynamics), Earth's gravitational sphere of influence, and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. The crew orbited the Moon ten times ...

through

Apollo 15 Apollo 15 (July 26August 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the Apollo program and the fourth Moon landing. It was the first List of Apollo missions#Alphabetical mission types, J mission, with a longer stay on the Moon and a greate ...

, and at

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(1971-1974) on the

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Mars program. Subsequently, he worked as a software developer and technical writer before retiring from full-time work in 2009.

Select bibliography

Prisoner of the Blood

*''Insatiable'' (1993) *''Unquenchable'' (1995)

Star Trek Universe

*''

The Trellisane Confrontation ''The Trellisane Confrontation'' is a science fiction novel by American writer David Dvorkin, part of the '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' franchise. Plot The planet Trellisane is the breeding ground for a three-way war. Captain Kirk ends ...

'' (1984) *'' Timetrap'' (1988) *''The Captains' Honor'' (1989) with Daniel Dvorkin

Standalone novels

Nonfiction

*''At Home with Solar Energy'' (1979) *''The Dead Hand of Mrs. Stifle'' (2011) *''The Surprising Benefits of Being Unemployed'' (2012) *''Dust Net'' (2013) *''Once a Jew, Always a Jew?'' (2015) *''Self-Publishing Tools, Tips, and Techniques'' (2018) *''When We Landed on the Moon: A Memoir'' (2019) *''Corpspace: A Flight of Fancy'' (2025)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dvorkin, David 1943 births Living people Writers from Reading, Berkshire Writers of Sherlock Holmes pastiches British writers Indiana University Bloomington alumni University of Houston alumni Martin Marietta people