▁science ▁fiction ▁field ▁include ▁Under standing ▁Science ▁F iction ▁and ▁collabor ations ▁with ▁Mack ▁Reyn olds . ▁ ▁B anks ▁wrote ▁several ▁nov els , ▁including ▁The ▁Od ys se us ▁Solution ▁with ▁Dean ▁R . ▁Lam be , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁Anal og , ▁As im ov ' s ▁SF , ▁and ▁other ▁publications . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁B anks ▁has ▁written ▁several ▁bi ograph ies ▁for ▁mag az ines , ▁including ▁those ▁about ▁av i ators , ▁invent ors , ▁and ▁other ▁figures . ▁His ▁book , ▁C ros ley , ▁is ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁invent or ▁Pow el ▁C ros ley , ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁founded ▁radio ▁station ▁W L W ▁and ▁built ▁the ▁C ros ley ▁autom obile , ▁Moon be am ▁aircraft , ▁and ▁low - cost ▁rad ios ▁that ▁touched ▁off ▁the ▁broadcast ing ▁industry ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁B anks ▁also ▁wrote ▁Before ▁Op rah : ▁Ruth ▁Ly ons , ▁the ▁Woman ▁Who ▁Cre ated ▁T alk ▁TV . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁The ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Science ▁F iction , ▁pages ▁ 8 8 – 8 9 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Mike ▁B anks ▁blog ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁novel ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : M ale ▁bi ograph ers ▁Category : American ▁male ▁novel ists ▁Category : American ▁science