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Richard A. Sternbach
Best known for helping imagine the look and feel of Star Trek’s future, this writer and illustrator brings a rare mix of technical detail and visual storytelling to his books. His work has connected space art, science writing, and science fiction for decades.
2 Audiobooks
The Hands
by Richard A. Sternbach
Jabberwock, Beware!
by Richard A. Sternbach
About the author
Richard Michael "Rick" Sternbach is an American illustrator and writer born on July 6, 1951, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Reliable sources found during this search describe him as a longtime space and science-fiction artist, with professional work dating back to the early 1970s.
He is especially well known for his design and illustration work connected with Star Trek, where his starship concepts and technical thinking helped shape the visual world of the franchise. Publisher and biographical sources also note that he co-wrote reference books including Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual and the Deep Space Nine Technical Manual.
Beyond television tie-ins, his biography pages describe a career that has included work for organizations and publications such as NASA, Sky & Telescope, the Smithsonian, Analog, Astronomy, and The Planetary Society. Sources also identify him as a founding member and Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists.