Gene Bylinsky

Gene Bylinsky (1930–2008) was a journalist and author known for his science and technology reporting. He was a writer for Fortune magazine from 1966 to 2001, where he was known as one of the first journalists to report on the burgeoning technology industry in Northern California's Santa Clara County, which would be later known as Silicon Valley. He served on the board of editors for Fortune, and continued writing for the magazine as a special contributor after his 2001 retirement. Darwin's Universe was a finalist for the National Book Award in the science category.

His book Mood Control documented the latest drugs, diets and other techniques used to enhance the mind. In Mood Control, Bylinski interviews scientists who claim to have developed a drug that can enhance a person's creativity; leading to greater output in writing. Reviewing the book for The New York Times Anatole Broyard noted that such a drug would detract from the beauty of literature. Broyard remarked that the diligence, struggle, and perseverance during the development of authors' works can be inferred from the readers and that such characteristics add beauty to the work. Broyard noted that such beauty would be lost on works by enhanced authors.

Bylinkshy was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and immigrated to the United States.