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David Brin, American physicist and author
Glen David Brin is an American science fiction author. He has won the Hugo, Locus, Campbell and Nebula Awards. His novel The Postman was adapted into a 1997 feature film starring Kevin Costner. These have twice won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. In 2010, Brin became a fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.
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David Brin was born in 1950. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in David Brin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1950 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.27 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $8,450 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $5,200 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.75 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.46 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 151.3M | 341 million |
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