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Daniel H. Wilson (born March 6, 1978) is a New York Times bestselling author,[1] television host and robotics engineer. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon. His books include the award-winning humor titles How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Where's My Jetpack? and How to Build a Robot Army and the bestseller Robopocalypse.

Daniel H. Wilson
Wilson at LiveWire! Radio Show, 2012.
Born (1978-03-06) March 6, 1978 (age 44)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
OccupationWriter
NationalityCherokee Nation, American
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University University of Tulsa
Period2005–present
Notable worksHow to Survive a Robot Uprising, Robopocalypse
Website
www.danielhwilson.com

Early life


Daniel H. Wilson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma,[2] the elder of two children. He is Cherokee and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.[3]


Education


Wilson attended Booker T. Washington High School, graduating in 1996. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science at the University of Tulsa in 2000, spending one semester studying philosophy abroad in Melbourne, Australia at the University of Melbourne. He completed an M.S. in Robotics, another M.S. in Machine Learning, and his PhD in Robotics in 2005 at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His thesis work, entitled Assistive Intelligent Environments for Automatic Health Monitoring, focused on providing automatic location and activity monitoring in the home via low-cost sensors such as motion detectors and contact switches. He has worked as a research intern at Microsoft Research, the Xerox PARC, Northrop Grumman, and Intel Research Seattle.


Awards



Bibliography



Novels


Robopocalypse
  1. Daniel H. Wilson on Bookbits radio talking about Robopocalypse.
    Robopocalypse, techno thriller (New York: Doubleday, 2011)
  2. Robogenesis, techno thriller (New York: Doubleday, 2014)
Michael Crichton's Andromeda

This is a sequel to Michael Crichton's novel The Andromeda Strain.


Short fiction


Collections
Anthologies edited
Stories[4]
Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
The nostalgist 2009 Tor.com

Comic books



Graphic novels



Non-fiction



Apps



Critical studies and reviews of Wilson's work


Press Start to play

Film adaptations



How to Survive a Robot Uprising


How to Survive A Robot Uprising, published during Wilson's final year of graduate school in late 2005, was optioned by Paramount Pictures. A screenplay was written by Tom Lennon and Ben Garant, and produced by Mike DeLuca. Mike Myers was attached to star;.[5] The sequel to How to Survive a Robot Uprising, called "How to Build a Robot Army", was also optioned by Paramount Pictures. However, the options eventually expired.

In October 2010, How to Survive A Robot Uprising was re-optioned by Steve Pink (writer of the films High Fidelity and Grosse Pointe Blank) and actor Jack Black.[6]


Bro-Jitsu


In May 2007 (before publication), Bro-Jitsu was optioned by Nickelodeon Movies (a subset of Paramount Pictures) and Wilson hired to write the screenplay.[7]


Robopocalypse


In November 2009, Wilson sold his novel Robopocalypse to Doubleday, with Jason Kaufman (editor of Dan Brown, among others) coming on as editor. One day before rights to the novel were purchased, Wilson sold film rights to DreamWorks SKG, with Steven Spielberg officially signing on to direct.[8] On March 7, 2018, Michael Bay replaced Spielberg as director over Spielberg's scheduling conflicts.[9]


Amped


In November 2010, Wilson sold his novel AMPED to Doubleday, again working with editor Jason Kaufman.[10] Film rights to the novel were sold to Summit Entertainment, with Alex Proyas (Dark City, The Crow, I, Robot) attached to direct.[11]


The Nostalgist


In 2014, Wilson's short story was adapted into the short film The Nostalgist written and directed by Giacomo Cimini. The short film premièred June 19, 2014, at the Palm Springs International Shortfest.[12]


Alpha


In 2014, it was announced that Lionsgate Studios has acquired the distributing rights to Wilson's screenplay for the upcoming sci-fi film Alpha. Anthony Scott Burns is attached to direct, and Brad Pitt is reportedly involved in production as well.[13]


Television host


Wilson hosted a series on the History Channel entitled The Works, which debuted on July 10, 2008. Ten episodes of The Works aired, in which Wilson explained the hidden workings of everyday items, including Sneakers, Guns, Beer, Garbage, Robots, Skydiving, Power Tools, Steel, Motorcycles, and Tattoos. He has also appeared as himself in Modern Marvels and Countdown to Doomsday.


References


  1. "Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - June 26, 2011 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  2. Dean, C (February 14, 2006). "If Robots Ever Get Too Smart, He'll Know How to Stop Them". New York Times.
  3. "Daniel H. Wilson's About page". Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  4. Short stories unless otherwise noted.
  5. Fleming, M (April 26, 2006). "Myers leads Par 'Uprising'". Variety.
  6. "A robot uprising comedy from Jack Black and the director of Hot Tub Time Machine?". Gizmodo. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  7. Mike Fleming Jr.; Pamela McClintock (May 16, 2007). "Nickelodeon Strikes 'Bro-Jitsu' Deal". Variety.
  8. Fleming, Mike; Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 22, 2010). "Steven Spielberg Commits To Next Direct 'Robopocalypse'". Deadline. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  9. Kroll, Justin (March 7, 2018). "Michael Bay Sets '6 Underground,' 'Robopocalypse' as Next Two Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  10. Deahl, Rachel. "Daniel H. Wilson: A Hollywood Favorite Awaits His Publishing Moment". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  11. White, J. (December 2, 2010). "Alex Proyas Nabs AMP: Another Daniel H. Wilson Cyber-tome Hits". Empire Online.
  12. "Futureshock". psfilmfest.org. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  13. Kit, Borys (November 20, 2014). "Brad Pitt's Plan B Teams With 'Robopocalypse' Writer for Sci-Fi Thriller 'Alpha' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 26, 2022.





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