Editing David Brin (section)

==Early life and education==
Brin was born in [[Glendale, California]], in 1950 to Selma and [[Herb Brin]]. He graduated from the [[California Institute of Technology]] with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[astronomy]], in 1973.<ref name="ContempAuthors">"David Brin". ''Contemporary Authors Online''. Detroit: Gale, 2004. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, 2018-02-01. Available online [http://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/brin-david-1950 via ''Encyclopedia.com''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064236/http://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/brin-david-1950 |date=2018-02-03 }}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Caltech Commencement Program |url=http://caltechcampuspubs.library.caltech.edu/2550/1/June_8%2C_1973.pdf |date=June 8, 1973 |publisher=Caltech Campus Publications |page=5 |access-date=2013-03-29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209170147/http://caltechcampuspubs.library.caltech.edu/2550/1/June_8%2C_1973.pdf |archive-date=February 9, 2015 }}</ref> At the [[University of California, San Diego]], he earned a [[Master of Science]] in electrical engineering (optics) in 1978 and a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree in [[astronomy]] in 1981.<ref>"David Brin." ''St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers''. New York: St. James Press, 1996. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, 2018-02-01.</ref><ref name="thesis-brin-1981">{{cite thesis |title=Evolution of cometary nuclei as influenced by a dust component |date=1981 |publisher=[[University of California, San Diego]] |type=Ph.D. |last=Brin |first=Glen David |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/303005703/ |via=[[ProQuest]] |url-access=subscription  |oclc=8067212}}</ref>