Philip Ulbrich asked this question about
Seveneves:
Is it just me, or does one of the characters seem profoundly like a current real-life Astronomer who is doing quite a bit popularizing and explaining science?
Bryan
Neal deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Michio Kaku, Bryan Cox, etc. There are several on whom Stephenson based the character.
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