Occupation Writer Name Daniel Wilson Period 2005 – present | Ethnicity Native American Nationality American Role Author | |
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Born March 6, 1978 (age 46)
Tulsa, Oklahoma ( 1978-03-06 ) Alma mater Carnegie Mellon University University of Tulsa Notable works How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Robopocalypse Movies The Nostalgist, Robopocalypse Education Booker T. Washington High School, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Tulsa, Robotics Institute Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Science Fiction Books Robopocalypse, Robogenesis, How to Survive a Robot Up, Amped, Where's My Jetpack? Similar People Giacomo Cimini, Seanan McGuire, Drew Goddard, Austin Grossman, Genevieve Valentine Profiles | ||
Daniel h wilson sci fi destroys the future science builds it
Daniel H. Wilson (born March 6, 1978) is a New York Times best selling author, television host and robotics engineer. Wilson is a contributing editor to Popular Mechanics magazine, called the "Resident Roboticist". He currently resides in Portland, Oregon. His books include the award-winning humor titles How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Where's My Jetpack? and How to Build a Robot Army and the bestseller Robopocalypse. His most recent novel, The Clockwork Dynasty, was published in August 2017.
Contents
- Daniel h wilson sci fi destroys the future science builds it
- New York Times Best Selling Author Daniel H Wilson
- Early life
- Education
- Awards
- How to Survive a Robot Uprising
- Bro Jitsu
- Robopocalypse
- Amped
- The Nostalgist
- Alpha
- Television Host
- References
New York Times Best Selling Author Daniel H. Wilson
Early life
Daniel H. Wilson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the elder of two children.
Education
Wilson attended Booker T. Washington High School, graduating in 1996. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science at the University of Tulsa in 2000, spending one semester studying philosophy abroad in Melbourne, Australia at the University of Melbourne. He completed an M.S. in Robotics, another M.S. in Machine Learning, and his Ph.D. in Robotics in 2005 at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His thesis work, entitled Assistive Intelligent Environments for Automatic Health Monitoring, focused on providing automatic location and activity monitoring in the home via low-cost sensors such as motion detectors and contact switches. He has worked as a research intern at Microsoft Research, the Xerox PARC, Northrop Grumman, and Intel Research Seattle.
Awards
How to Survive a Robot Uprising
How to Survive A Robot Uprising, published during Wilson's final year of graduate school in late 2005, was optioned by Paramount Pictures. A screenplay was written by Tom Lennon and Ben Garant, and produced by Mike DeLuca. Mike Myers was attached to star;. The sequel to How to Survive a Robot Uprising, called "How to Build a Robot Army", was also optioned by Paramount Pictures. However, the options eventually expired.
In October 2010, How to Survive A Robot Uprising was re-optioned by Steve Pink (writer of the films High Fidelity and Grosse Pointe Blank) and actor Jack Black.
Bro-Jitsu
In August 2007 (before publication), Bro-Jitsu was optioned by Nickelodeon Movies (a subset of Paramount Pictures) and Wilson hired to write the screenplay.
Robopocalypse
In November 2009, Wilson sold his novel Robopocalypse to Doubleday, with Jason Kaufman (editor of Dan Brown, among others) coming on as editor. One day before rights to the novel were purchased, Wilson sold film rights to DreamWorks SKG, with Steven Spielberg officially signing on to direct.
Amped
In November 2010, Wilson sold his novel AMPED to Doubleday, again working with editor Jason Kaufman. Film rights to the novel were sold to Summit Entertainment, with Alex Proyas (Dark City, The Crow, I, Robot) attached to direct.
The Nostalgist
In 2014, Wilson's short story was adapted into the short film The Nostalgist written and directed by Giacomo Cimini. The short film premièred Jun 19, 2014 at the Palm Springs International Shortfest.
Alpha
In 2014, it was announced that Lionsgate Studios has acquired the distributing rights to Wilson's screenplay for the upcoming sci-fi film Alpha. Anthony Scott Burns is attached to direct, and Brad Pitt is reportedly involved in production as well.
Television Host
Wilson hosted a series on the History Channel entitled The Works, which debuted on July 10, 2008. Ten episodes of The Works aired, in which Wilson explained the hidden workings of everyday items, including Sneakers, Guns, Beer, Garbage, Robots, Skydiving, Power Tools, Steel, Motorcycles, and Tattoos. He has also appeared as himself in Modern Marvels and Countdown to Doomsday.