M. A. Rothman
American writer of science fiction
Michael A. Rothman is an American engineer and writer of science fiction, epic fantasy, and techno thriller novels. His fiction books are generally published under the name M. A. Rothman. He has contributed to over 1000 patents worldwide, and is one of the primary architects of the UEFI standard. He has co-authored two books and six papers about the standard.
His debut novel, an epic fantasy young adult story titled Heirs of Prophecy, was published in 2012. Since then, he has written several novels in the hard science fiction, epic fantasy, techno thriller, and dystopia genres. Three of his novels have appeared on the USA Today bestseller list.
Biography
Rothman has Jewish heritage and was the first in his family to be born in the United States. He is a senior engineer at Intel and is one of the primary architects of the UEFI standard as the chair of the UEFI Configuration Sub-team (UCST). As of September 2022, he has contributed to 286 utility patents registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and contributed to 737 additional patents registered outside the United States.
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