David Batchelor is a physicist and science writer. He has been consulted on futurist topics by The New York Times, Wired Online, The Economist, The San Francisco Chronicle, National Geographic Online, NBC Nightly News, and Star Trek Communicator magazine. He also appeared on television shows such as the 2009 PBS special "Science Trek," and "The Real Story: Star Trek" on the Smithsonian Channel. His most widely-read article is "The Science of Star Trek," which has been on WWW since 1993. William Shatner and Dr. Batchelor recently appeared as guests on "Star Talk," the science talk show on The National Geographic Channel. The American Public Radio show Marketplace Tech interviewed him about the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek. Dr. Batchelor is employed as a Senior Principal Engineer-Circuit Design at Northrop Grumman Corporation in Maryland. He has published numerous scientific articles in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal. He has taught at the University of Maryland University College. The Metalmark Contract is his first published novel. His first science fiction short story "The Wealth of Planets" was published in Communications of the Association for Computing Machines, April 2015, page 96. More of his short stories can be found by searching for "David Allen Batchelor."
