Clifford A. Pickover received his PhD from Yale University and is the author of twenty highly-acclaimed books on such topics as computers and creativity, art, mathematics, astronomy, human behaviour and intelligence, time travel, alien life, and science fiction. Pickover is a prolific inventor with dozens of patents, is the associate editor for several journals, and puzzle contributor for a variety of print and on-line venues. Pickover's computer graphics have been featured on the cover of many poplular magazines and on TV shows. His website, www. pickover. com, has received over 400, 000 visits.
