![]() He wrote the book to be as scientifically accurate as possible and his writing included extensive research into orbital mechanics, conditions on Mars, the history of manned spaceflight, and botany. Weir is best known for his first published novel, The Martian. His first work to gain significant attention was "The Egg", a short story that has been adapted into a number of YouTube videos and a one-act play. Weir began writing science fiction in his 20s and published work on his website for years. ![]() Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016. He is an American novelist and software engineer known internationally for his debut novel, The Martian, which was later adapted into a film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain and other well-known actors, which was released October 2, 2015. He also mixes a mean cocktail."Īndrew Taylor Weir is the author The Martian and Artemis. ![]() "He is a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of such subjects as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. ![]()
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