The far reaches
| Main Author: | Hickam, Homer H., 1943- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Physical Description: |
314 p. ; 25 cm. |
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| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-314). |
| ISBN: |
9780312334758 0312334753 |
| Author Notes: |
Homer Hickam is a rare combination of practicing scientist and literate storyteller. As a NASA trainer he has taught astronauts to walk on the moon. As an author he has written a poignant, personal memoir about how he became an aerospace engineer. In Rocket Boys (1998) Hickam tells how his fascination with rockets began in the 50s Sputnik space race, developed into a teenage rocket club, and led to Hickam's winning a gold and a silver medal at the National Science Fair in 1960. His inspiring story, told with honesty and humor, had its beginnings as an article in Smithsonian's Air and Space magazine in 1994 and is being adapted as a motion picture. Hickam's other book Torpedo Junction: U-Boat War Off America's East Coast, 1942 (1989) is also praised as a literary achievement. It is a fascinating, fast-paced narrative that draws on his background as a scuba diver and explorer of sunken ships. Hickam has also written several shipwreck articles for major magazines. (Bowker Author Biography) |