Davis, California, USA | 1972-06-16

Andrew Taylor Weir (born June 16, 1972) is an American novelist whose debut novel in 2011, The Martian, was later adapted into a film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott in 2015. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016. He also worked as a computer programmer for much of his life. Source: Wikipedia