General Technics is an informal organization that has grown up in and around hard science fiction. GT was started in the mid-1970s by a handful of Midwestern science fiction fans, and has grown to have a globally-distributed membership.

Members of GT include:

  • astronomers
  • astrophysicists
  • attorneys
  • biochemists
  • bookkeepers
  • computer scientists
  • cryptographers
  • entrepreneurs
  • homemakers
  • librarians
  • oceanographers
  • open source evangelists
  • physicians
  • physicists
  • programming language experts
  • psychologists
  • pyrotechnicians
  • race car drivers
  • radiology technicians
  • students
  • veterinarians