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Homer Hickam
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1943
Homer Hadley Hickam Jr. is an American author, Vietnam War veteran, and a former NASA engineer who trained the first Japanese astronauts. His 1998 memoir Rocket Boys was a New York Times Best Seller and was the basis for the 1999 film October Sky. Hickam's body of written work also includes several additional best-selling memoirs and novels, including the "Josh Thurlow" historical fiction novels, his 2015 best-selling Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Man, his Wife, and her Alligator and in 2021 the sequel to Rocket Boys titled Don't Blow Yourself Up: The Further Adventures and Travails of the Rocket Boy of October Sky. His books have been translated into many languages.
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Curiosities about Homer Hickam
Birth
1943
Death
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First book
1964
Years writing
62
Homer Hickam was born in 1943 in the small coal-mining town of Coalwood.
His professional path is fascinating, having worked as a coal miner, a soldier, and a prestigious aerospace engineer.
He is world-renowned for his work Rocket Boys, which chronicles his early experiences with rocketry.
His versatility has allowed him to excel in both science fiction writing and the drafting of his own memoirs.
Beyond his literary work, he has served as a diver and screenwriter, demonstrating a life full of adventure.