Jack McDevitt
Jack McDevitt
Jack McDevitt is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. His two main series are the Alex Benedict series and the Priscilla Hutchins series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
people want problem
The problem is that too often the only people who can act don't want change. Power doesn't so much corrupt as it breeds conservatism.
men ideas people
So long as men and women are free, no one is safe. People will be in danger because others can't operate vehicles responsibly or shoot straight. Because physicians are sometimes incompetent and lawyers dishonest. But most of all they will be in danger from ideas. It is the price we willingly pay to be free. Nor would we have it any other way.
ideas people solitude
Solitude is only a good idea if you have the right people along to share it.
exercise people support
The term congressional hearing is an oxymoron. No congressional hearing is ever called to gather information. Rather, it is an exercise designed strictly for posturing, by people who have already made up their minds, looking for ammunition to support their positions.
dream people chasing
What would happen is that people like Geroge and Alyx would grow old and die chasing a dream. Although there were probably worse things to do with one's life.
people matter admire
Show me what a people admire, and I will tell you everything about them that matters.
talking people special
Talking with most people usually involves a search for truth. Talking with congressmen is strictly special effects.
mean people visibility
When things go wrong, the standard management strategy is to decide who takes the blame. This should be an underling, as far down the chain as possible, but preferably with some visibility so people know management means business.
people needs truth-is
... the truth is that when your people don't tell you what you need to know, it's a failure of leadership.
several
I've tried to quit writing several times, but I enjoy it too much.
feature fiction missed modern science writers
Science fiction writers missed the most salient feature of our modern era: the Internet.
batman book canals captain comic interested learning marvel novel thanks year
Thanks to the comic book publishers. Batman and Captain Marvel were responsible for my learning to read at least a year before I showed up at school. They got me interested in writing. Started my first novel at about eight. The title: 'The Canals of Mars.'
attend invited john private senator
I was once invited to attend a private dinner for Senator John F. Kennedy. But it was a Saturday evening, and I passed. Had better things to do.
beam collectors fossil home prediction sf
One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.