Andrew Chaikin Explained
| Andrew Chaikin |
| Birth Name: | Andrew L. Chaikin |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1956 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Citizenship: | US |
| Education: | Brown University |
| Occupation: | Author, journalist |
Andrew L. Chaikin (born June 24, 1956[1]) is an American author, speaker and science journalist. He lives in Vermont.
He is the author of A Man on the Moon, a detailed description of the Apollo missions to the Moon. This book formed the basis for From the Earth to the Moon, a 12-part HBO miniseries.
From 1999 to 2001, Chaikin served as executive editor for space and science at Space.com. From 2008 to 2011, he was a faculty member for Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. In 2013, he wrote and performed the narration on a NASA video re-creating the taking of the famous Earthrise photo during the Apollo 8 mission.[2]
His book A Man on the Moon: One Giant Leap states that he grew up in Great Neck, New York, and, while studying geology at Brown University, worked at the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Viking program.[3]
Bibliography
- Chaikin . Andrew L. . Maxwell . Ted A. . El-Baz . Farouk . Farouk El-Baz . January 1981 . Temporal changes in the Cerberus region of Mars: Mariner 9 and Viking comparisons . . 45 . 1 . 167–178 . 0019-1035 . 4634534615 . 1981Icar...45..167C . 10.1016/0019-1035(81)90012-9 . Chaikin, et al.. 10.1.1.528.8714 .
- Book: Beatty . J. Kelly . O'Leary . Brian . Brian O'Leary . Chaikin . Andrew . . The New Solar System . 1981 . . Cambridge; New York . 978-0-521-23881-6 . 7461972 . 81002661 . Beatty, et al. .
- Book: Chaikin, Andrew . When Dinosaurs Walked . Illustrated by Patricia Wynne . Curious Creatures . 1992 . . Chicago . 978-0-716-61620-7 . 27022944 . 91065749 . Chaikin 1992 . registration .
- Book: Chaikin, Andrew . A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts . 1994 . . New York . 978-0-670-81446-6 . 29548704 . 93048680 . 2 . Chaikin 1994. A Man on the Moon .
- Book: Chaikin, Andrew . Foreword by Donald D. Engen . Air and Space: The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight . 1st . 1997 . . Boston, MA . 978-0-821-22082-5 . 35174864 . 96031929 . 2 . Chaikin 1997.
- Book: Chaikin . Andrew . Bean . Alan . Alan Bean . Apollo: An Eyewitness Account . . 1998 . Greenwich Workshop Press . Shelton, CT . 978-0-867-13050-8 . 39292766 . 98019512 . 2 . Bean & Chaikin .
- Book: Chaikin, Andrew . A Man on the Moon: One Giant Leap . . 1 . Originally published 1994; New York: Viking . 1999 . Time–Life Books . Alexandria, VA . 978-0-783-55675-8 . 48565812 . 99015449 . 2 . Chaikin 1999.
- Book: Light, Michael . Essay by Andrew Chaikin . Full Moon . 1st American . 1999 . . New York . 978-0-375-40634-8 . 41378164 . 98083094 . Light & Chaikin .
- Book: Chaikin, Andrew . Josh Simpson: Glass Artist . 2001 . Guild Publishing . Madison, WI . 978-1-893-16409-3 . 46851421 . 2002265965 . Chaikin 2001.
- Book: Chaikin, Andrew . Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs . . Reprint . . 2004 . Firefly Books . Richmond Hill, Ontario . 978-1-552-97987-7 . 54905689 . 2005357212 . 2 . Chaikin 2004.
- Book: Chaikin, Andrew . Foreword by Tom Hanks and a new afterword by the author . A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts . Reissue . First published 1994; New York: Viking . 2007 . . New York . 978-0-14-311235-8 . 166227448 . 2008270902 . 2 . Chaikin 2007.
- Book: Chaikin, Andrew . . A Passion for Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet . registration . 2008 . . New York . 978-0-810-97274-2 . 182779576 . 2007049007 . 2 . Chaikin 2008.
- Book: Chaikin . Andrew . Kohl . Victoria . Paintings by Alan Bean . Mission Control, This is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon . 2009 . Viking . New York . 978-0-670-01156-8 . 262428553 . 2009000833 . 2 . Chaikin & Kohl 2009a .
- Book: Chaikin . Andrew . Kohl . Victoria . Voices from the Moon: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences . 2009 . Viking Studio . New York . 978-0-670-02078-2 . 318672096 . 2009280812 . 2 . Chaikin & Kohl 2009b.
Cameo appearance
In the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Chaikin made a brief appearance in pseudo-documentary footage in the first episode as the host of Meet the Press.
External links
Notes and References
- "Andrew Chaikin." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Gale Biography In Context. Web. April 16, 2011.
- Web site: Steigerwald. Bill. NASA Releases New Earthrise Simulation Video . National Aeronautics and Space Administration. December 20, 2013. December 22, 2013.
- [#Chaikin 1999|Chaikin 1999]
