Andy Weir
Andy Weir
Andy Taylor Weir is an American novelist whose debut novel, The Martian, was later adapted into a film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott in 2015. He also worked as a computer programmer for much of his life...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 June 1972
CountryUnited States of America
terrible women
I don't even date; I'm terrible with women.
mark qualities
Just so we're clear, Mark Watney is who I want to be. He has all the qualities I like about myself magnified without any of the qualities I dislike. Mark Watney isn't afraid to fly.
ending good inspired perfect plan wait work
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. Don't wait for an inspired ending to come to mind. Work your way to the ending and see what comes up.
computer good guaranteed
Computer programming is pretty much guaranteed income. I'm good at it, and I like it.
originally posting serial time wrote
I originally wrote 'The Martian' as a free serial novel, posting one chapter at a time to my website.
astronaut computer days humans mars robotics rover scientific sending technology viable
Back in the days of Apollo, sending humans to the moon was the only viable way to get the scientific data we wanted. But now, with our computer and robotics technology, there's very little an astronaut can do on Mars that a well-designed rover can't.
artificial evolve humans missions simply zero
The reason space missions need artificial gravity is clear: humans simply did not evolve to live in zero gravity.
whales mammals
How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense.
insane noble astronaut
Astronauts are inherently insane. And really noble.
explosions
Everything went great right up to the explosion.
brain alive
My asshole is doing as much to keep me alive as my brain.