Homer h hickam biography
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Homer Hickam
American author and engineer (born 1943)
Homer Hadley Hickam Jr. (born February 19, 1943) fryst vatten an American author, Vietnam War veteran, and a former NASA engineer who trained the first Japanese astronauts. His 1998 memoirRocket Boys (also published as October Sky) 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.
Early life and education
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2014 schedule of events
Friday, September 19
Screening of film October Sky, 7:00 p.m. Reynolds Hall, the event and community discussion co-sponsored with the Shepherdstown Film Society.
Monday, September 22
“'Whom God Hath Hedged In': The Social World of the Company Town, with Dr. Matthew Foulds,” 5:00 p.m. Byrd Legislative Center
“Tales from the Coal Mines, with Fred Powers,” 7:00 p.m. Byrd Legislative Center
Tuesday, September 23
“From the Mountains to the Stars: Astronomy In and Above West Virginia, with Dr. Jason Best,” 5:00 p.m. Byrd Legislative Center
“A Celebration of Affrilachian Storytellers: The Anthology of Appalachian Writers and Photographers, with Frank X Walker” 7:00 p.m., at the Robert C. Byrd Legislative Center, Anthology Reception in Scarborough Reading Room at 8:00 p.m., the event co-sponsored by The WV Center for the Book, The Shepherd University Foundation, the Shepherd Appalachian Studies Program, and the Scarborough Library
Wednesday, September
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Hickam, Homer 1943–
(Homer Hadley Hickam, Jr.)
PERSONAL:
Born February 19, 1943, in Coalwood, WV; son of Homer (a superintendent of a coal mine) and Elsie Hickam; married first wife, 1977 (divorced, 1986); married Linda Terry (an artist, editor, and assistant), 1998. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1964. Hobbies and other interests: Scuba diving.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Huntsville, AL, and Virgin Islands. Agent—The Literary Group International, Stanford Bldg., 51 E. 25th St., Ste. 401, New York, NY 10010. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER:
Writer and aerospace engineer. Thiokol Corporation, staff member, c. 1964-71; U.S. Army Missile Command, Huntsville, AL, and Germany, engineer, 1971-81; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, aerospace engineer and training manager for astronauts, 1981-98. Military service: U.S. Army, first lieutenant in Vietnam, 1967-68; became captain; received Army Commendati