Jeffrey Kluger
Jeffrey Kluger | |
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Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
Nationality | American |
Jeffrey Kluger (born 1954) is an American senior writer at Time magazine and author of nine books on various topics, such as The Narcissist Next Door (2014); Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio (2005); The Sibling Effect (2011); and Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 (1994). The latter work was the basis for Ron Howard's film Apollo 13 (1995). He is also the author of two books for young adults: Nacky Patcher and the Curse of the Dry-Land Boats (2007) and Freedom Stone (2011).
Early life and education
Jeffrey Kluger was born in 1954 to a
Career
From June 1992 to September 1996, Kluger was a staff writer for Discover magazine, writing the humor column "Light Elements".[1] He also worked as a writer and editor for The New York Times, Business World Magazine, Family Circle magazine, and Science Digest.
Kluger began his work with Time magazine in 1996 specializing in
Kluger has authored numerous books, most notably Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 (October 1994), with coauthor Jim Lovell. Lost Moon would become the basis for the Ron Howard film Apollo 13 (1995) starring Tom Hanks. Kluger would later be a technical consultant for, and appear in, the movie Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience.[citation needed]
Kluger has taught journalism at New York University.[2]
Awards and honors
In 2001, the
Bibliography
- The Apollo adventure : the making of the Apollo Space Program and the movie Apollo 13. New York: Pocket Books. 1995.
- "Dr. Sigmund Doolittle". Light Elements. Discover. 17 (2): 84–87. February 1996.
- "CIA ESP". Light Elements. Discover. 17 (4): 34, 37–38. April 1996.
- Journey Beyond Selene: Remarkable Expeditions Past Our Moon and to the Ends of the Solar System. July 1999. ISBN 0-684-84765-5.
- Kluger, Jeffrey (July 2001). Moon Hunters: NASA's Remarkable Expeditions to the Ends of the Solar System. ISBN 978-0-684-86559-1.
- Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio. January 2005. ISBN 978-0-399-15216-0.
- Kluger, Jeffrey (June 2007). Nacky Patcher & the Curse of the Dry-Land Boats. ISBN 978-0-399-24604-3. (A children's book)
- ISBN 978-1-4013-0301-3.
- The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us (4th Printing ed.). Riverhead Hardcover. September 15, 2011. ISBN 1594488312.
- Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon. Henry Holt. 2017. ISBN 9781627798327.
- The narcissist next door. 2014.
- "TheBrief TIME with ... Brian Greene". Time Magazine. 195 (7–8) (International ed.): 12–13. March 2–9, 2020.[4]
References
- Findarticles.com, retrieved June 4, 2008.
- ^ "Jeffrey Kluger", speaker profile, Time. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ "The Whitman Bassow Award 2001". Overseas Press Club of America Website. 2001.
- ^ Online version is titled "String theorist Brian Greene wants to help you understand the cold, cruel universe".