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Daniel H. Wilson
Birth Date:	1978 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Occupation:	Writer
Nationality:	Cherokee Nation, American
Alma Mater:	Carnegie Mellon University University of Tulsa
Period:	2005–present
Notableworks:	How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Robopocalypse

Daniel H. Wilson (born March 6, 1978) is an American 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. His books have been New York Times bestselling titles.

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

• How to Survive a Robot Uprising won a Rave Award from Wired and was chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as a "2007 Popular Paperback for Young Adults".
• Where's My Jetpack? was a GQ Media Pick for 2007.
• How to Build a Robot Army was chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as a "2009 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers."
• Robopocalypse was a New York Times bestseller; a Los Angeles Times bestseller; a winner of the Alex Awards presented by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA); a Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2011; a nominee for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel; and a nominee for the 2012 Endeavor Award.
• Robogenesis was a Los Angeles Times bestseller.
• Wilson was the Guest of Honor at the Capricon 33 science fiction convention, held in Chicago.

Bibliography

Novels

• A Boy and His Bot, middle reader (New York: Bloomsbury Children's, 2011)
• Amped, techno thriller (New York: Doubleday, 2012)
• The Clockwork Dynasty, techno thriller (New York: Doubleday, 2017)

Robopocalypse

1. Robopocalypse, techno thriller (New York: Doubleday, 2011)
2. Robogenesis, techno thriller (New York: Doubleday, 2014)

Michael Crichton's Andromeda

• The Andromeda Evolution, techno thriller (New York: Harper, 2019)

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

Short fiction

Collections

• Guardian Angels and Other Monsters, short story collection (New York: Doubleday, March 6, 2018)

Anthologies edited

• Robot Uprisings, co-edited with John Joseph Adams (New York: Vintage, 2014)
• Book: Wilson, Daniel H. . John Joseph Adams . John Joseph Adams . amp . Press Start to play . New York . Vintage Books . 2015 . 9781101873304-->.

Stories^[4]

width=25%	Title	Year	First published	Reprinted/collected	Notes
The nostalgist	2009	Tor.com

• "Parasite" (in 21st Century Dead: A Zombie Anthology, edited by Christopher Golden, St. Martin's Press, 2012)
• "Helmet" (in Armored, edited by John Joseph Adams, Baen Books, 2012)
• "Freshee's Frogurt" (in Diverse Energies, edited by Tobias S. Buckell and Joe Monti, Tu Books, 2012)
• "Foul Weather" (in "Nightmare Magazine", edited by John Joseph Adams, 2012)
• "The Executor" (in The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination, edited by John Joseph Adams, Tor, 2013)
• "The Blue Afternoon that Lasted Forever" (in Carbide Tipped Pens, edited by Ben Bova, Tor, 2014)

Comic books

• "Earth 2: World's End" (26 issue weekly series, with Marguerite Bennett and Mike Johnson, DC Comics, 2014)
• "Earth 2: Futures End" (one-shot, art by Eddy Barrows, DC Comics, 2014)
• "Earth 2: Society" (7 issue monthly series, art by Jorge Jimenez, DC Comics, 2015)
• "Spring" (in "Zombies vs Robots Annual Y0", illustrated by Sam Kieth and edited by Chris Ryall, IDW, May 2012)

Graphic novels

• "Quarantine Zone", illustrated by Fernando Pasarin (DC Comics, 2016)

Non-fiction

• How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion, humor (New York: Bloomsbury, 2005)
• Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived, humor (New York: Bloomsbury, 2007)
• How to Build a Robot Army: Tips on Defending Planet Earth Against Alien Invaders, Ninjas, and Zombies, humor (New York: Bloomsbury, 2008)
• The Mad Scientist Hall of Fame: Muwahahaha!, humor (New York: Citadel, 2008)
• Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown, humor (New York: Bloomsbury Children's, 2010)

Apps

• "Mayday! Deep Space", developed with Mountain Machine Studios and voiced by Osric Chau, Bitsie Tulloch, and Claire Coffee (January 7, 2015)

Critical studies and reviews of Wilson's work

Press Start to play

• Sakers, Don . Don Sakers . October 2015 . The Reference Library . Analog Science Fiction and Fact . 135 . 10 . 105–108.

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 Michael De Luca. 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] [12]}

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.^[13]

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.^[14]

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.

Notes and References

1. News: Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - June 26, 2011 - The New York Times . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-03-26 . 0362-4331.
2. News: Dean . C . February 14, 2006 . If Robots Ever Get Too Smart, He'll Know How to Stop Them . New York Times .
3. Web site: Daniel H. Wilson's About page . May 29, 2018.
4. Short stories unless otherwise noted.
5. Web site: Fleming . M . April 26, 2006 . Myers leads Par 'Uprising' . Variety.
6. Web site: A robot uprising comedy from Jack Black and the director of Hot Tub Time Machine? . 2022-03-26 . Gizmodo . October 22, 2010 . en-us.
7. Mike Fleming Jr. . Pamela McClintock . May 16, 2007 . Nickelodeon Strikes 'Bro-Jitsu' Deal . Variety.
8. Web site: Fleming . Mike . Fleming . Mike Jr. . 2010-10-22 . Steven Spielberg Commits To Next Direct 'Robopocalypse' . 2022-03-26 . Deadline . en-US.
9. News: Kroll . Justin . March 7, 2018 . Michael Bay Sets '6 Underground,' 'Robopocalypse' as Next Two Films (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety . May 25, 2019.
10. Web site: Deahl . Rachel . Daniel H. Wilson: A Hollywood Favorite Awaits His Publishing Moment . 2022-03-26 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
11. Web site: Fleming. Mike Jr.. Summit 'AMPS' Book Deal For Alex Proyas. December 1, 2010. Deadline Hollywood. October 30, 2023.
12. Web site: Fleming. Mike Jr.. Summit's Post-'Twilight' Chapter To Be Underwritten By Book Adaptations. March 18, 2011. Deadline Hollywood. October 30, 2023.
13. Web site: Futureshock . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930210300/http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=25229&fid=72 . September 30, 2015 . August 7, 2015 . psfilmfest.org.
14. Web site: Kit . Borys . 2014-11-20 . Brad Pitt's Plan B Teams With 'Robopocalypse' Writer for Sci-Fi Thriller 'Alpha' (Exclusive) . 2022-03-26 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.