Joseph Paul Martino

Born in Warren, Ohio, on July 16, 1931, and later living in Sidney, Ohio, he built a career that bridged science and storytelling. Reliable bibliographic and obituary sources identify him as Joseph Paul Martino, an American science-fiction writer as well as a research scientist and science consultant.

As a fiction writer, he published stories in the science-fiction field and is especially associated with Pushbutton War. He also wrote nonfiction, including books on technological forecasting and public policy, which helped give his fiction a practical, analytical feel.

Later remembrances from the Libertarian Futurist Society describe him as a prolific writer, speaker, and policy-minded thinker who was active in science-fiction circles. He died on July 29, 2022, at age 91.