Clifford A. Pickover is a prolific author and futurist, having published more than 40 books translated into over a dozen languages. Exploring topics ranging from computers and creativity to art, mathematics, parallel universes, Einstein, time travel, alien life, religion, dimethyltryptamine elves, and the nature of human genius, his most recent titles include Archimedes to Hawking; A Beginner’s Guide to Immortality; The Möbius Strip; Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves; A Passion for Mathematics; Calculus and Pizza; The Paradox of God and the Science of Omniscience; Surfing Through Hyperspace; The Science of Aliens; and Time: A Traveler’s Guide. In addition, he has authored more than 200 articles on topics in science, art, and mathematics.
Dr. Pickover received his PhD from Yale University’s Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, having graduated first in his class from Franklin and Marshall College. Today, he holds over 40 U.S. patents for inventions dealing with computing technologies and interfaces.
Pickover is currently an associate editor for the scientific journal Computers and Graphics and is an editorial board member for Odyssey, Leonardo, and YLEM. He also writes the “Brain-Strain” column for Odyssey, and his website, www.pickover.com, has received more than a million visits. Dr. Pickover’s primary interest is finding new ways to continually expand creativity by melding art, science, mathematics, and other seemingly disparate areas of human endeavor. Other hobbies include Ch’ang-Shih Tai-Chi Ch’uan, Shaolin Kung Fu, and piano. He owns a 110-gallon aquarium filled with Lima shovelnose catfishes, and advises readers to maintain a shovelnose tank in order to foster a sense of mystery in their lives. Look into the fish’s eudaemonic eyes, dream of Elysian Fields, and soar.
To reach Dr. Pickover, visit www.pickover.com or write to P.O. Box 549, Millwood, NY 10546-0549 USA.