Andy Weir
Andy Weir, born on June 16, 1972 in Davis, California, is an American novelist
whose work has crossed into popular science fiction and film. Raised in
Livermore and son of a physicist and an electrical engineer, Andy Weir began
programming at 15 for Sandia National Laboratories before studying computer
science at UC San Diego, though he did not graduate. He entered the publishing
world after a career in software and video‑game development, launching his first
notable short story, The Egg, in 2009, which later inspired a YouTube adaptation
and a 2017 album concept by rapper Logic....
