John Brockman is an American literary agent and author specializing in scientific literature. He established the Edge Foundation, an organization that brings together leading edge thinkers across a broad range of scientific and technical fields. Wikipedia
Born: 1941 (age 83 years), Boston, MA
Spouse: Katinka Matson
Organizations founded: Edge Foundation, Inc. and The Reality Club
Edited works: Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist
Books
The Third Culture
1995
What Is Your Dangerous Idea?
2006
This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
2014
This Explains Everything: 150 Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
2013
This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
2015
What We Believe but Cannot Prove
2005