The "I" in the Triangle
Robert Anton Wilson is the coauthor (with the late Robert Shea), of the underground classicThe Illuminatus! Trilogywhich won the 1986 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award. His other writings includeSchrodinger's Cat Trilogy,called "the most scientific of all science fiction novels" by New Scientist, and many nonfiction works of Futurist psychology and guerilla ontology. Wilson, who sees himself as a Futurist, author, and stand-up comic, regularly gives seminars at Esalan and other New Age centers. Wilson has made both a comedy record (Secrets of Power), and a punk rock record (The Chocolate Biscuit Conspiracy), and his play,Wilhelm Reich in Hell,has been performed throughout the world. His novelIlluminatus!was adapted as a 10-hour science fiction rock epic and performed under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Great Britain's National Theatre, where Wilson appeared in a special cameo role. He is also a former editor atPlayboymagazine.