Douglas E. Richards
Author of Wired
About the Author
Douglas E. Richards is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of Wired, its sequel Amped, The Cure, Mind's Eye, Quantum Lens and six other middle grade adventures. He incorporates action, suspense, and science into his novels. He earned a BS in microbiology from Ohio State university, show more a master's degree in genetic engineering from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He put all that knowledge to work as a biotech executive. He soon began writing science fiction. In recognition of his work, Douglas was selected to be a "special guest" at San Diego Comic-Con International, along with such icons as Stan Lee and Ray Bradbury. He has written numerous feature articles for the award-winning magazine, National Geographic KIDS. His title Split Second made the Self-Published Best Seller List in 2017. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Legal name
- Richards, Douglas Elliot
- Birthdate
- 1962-05-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- California, USA
- Education
- University of Chicago (MBA)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (MS - Molecular Biology)
Ohio State University (BS- Microbiology) - Occupations
- science fiction writer
biotechnology executive - Short biography
- Douglas is an ex-biotechnology executive who has written extensively for National Geographic KIDS magazine and American Fencing Magazine. He has a wife of 18 years, a boy and a girl, and two dogs.
Douglas is the author of The Prometheus Project Series, TRAPPED, CAPTURED, and STRANDED. The books were reissued with new covers (and in the case of CAPTURED, a bonus chapter) in May of 2010.Douglas E. Richards (born May 7, 1962) is an American writer, primarily of science fiction and both nonfiction and fiction for children.
Richards grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Finneytown High School, in Ohio, in 1980. He obtained a B.S. in microbiology from Ohio State University before getting a master's degree in molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He currently lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and two children.
George Noory wrote, "Douglas E. Richards has been widely praised for his ability to weave action, suspense, and science into riveting novels that brilliantly straddle the thriller and science fiction genres."
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- Works
- 29
- Members
- 2,128
- Popularity
- #12,099
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 62
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