How ’Hard Science Fiction Novels’ get written | Tim Poston | TEDxNITKSurathkal

Tim Poston tells about every detailing that goes into writing a science fiction. Every component in a fictional book is supported by existing scientific theories. He explains the geographical intricacies of a different planet which plays the backdrop in the story. He presents the fictional story in a factually believable manner by providing phenomenal explanation. Timothy “Tim“ Poston (born 19 June 1945 in St Albans, Hertfordshire) is an English mathematician best known for his work on catastrophe theory. His 1972 Ph.D at the University of Warwick was directed by Christopher Zeeman on “Fuzzy Geometry“. Tim specializes in geometry, graphics, algorithm design, human-computer interaction, medical imaging, patent writing and singularity theory.[4] His books on catastrophe theory and on differential geometry and relativity are still in print after a third of a century. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at