Dr. Bova has taught science fiction at Harvard University and at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, where he has also directed film courses. He received his doctorate in education in 1996 from California Coast University, a master of arts degree in communications from the State University of New York at Albany (1987) and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Temple University, Philadelphia (1954).

He lectures regularly on topics dealing with the impact of science on politics (and vice versa), space, the craft of writing, and the art of predicting the future. His audiences have included the National Geographic Society, major government and corporate executive groups, writers' workshops, and university students. He has worked with film makers and television producers such as Woody Allen, George Lucas, and Gene Roddenberry.

Dr. Bova has appeared on hundreds of radio and television broadcasts. He was a regular guest on CBS Morning News, and has appeared frequently on Good Morning America and the Today show.

He was editorial director of Omni magazine and, earlier, editor of Analog magazine. He received the Science Fiction Achievement Award (called the "Hugo") for Best Professional Editor six times. His 1994 short story, "Inspiration," was nominated for the SFWA's Nebula Award. He received the 1996 Isaac Asimov Memorial Award, was the 1974 recipient of the E.E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction, and the 1983 Balrog Award winner for Professional Achievement. In 1985 he received the Inkpot Award for his outstanding achievements in science fiction. His book, THE BEAUTY OF LIGHT, was voted one of the best science books of the year 1988 by the American Librarians' Association. His novel MOONRISE was voted the best science fiction novel of 1996 by the Library Journal.

Before becoming an editor, Dr. Bova was manager of marketing for Avco Everett Research Laboratory, in Massachusetts, and worked with leading scientists in fields such as high-power lasers, artificial hearts, and advanced electrical power generators. Prior to that he wrote scripts for teaching films with the Physical Sciences Study Committee in association with Nobel Laureates from many universities. Earlier, he was technical editor on Project Vanguard, the first American artificial satellite program.

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