Torpedo Junction by Homer Hickam

Torpedo Junction by Homer Hickam

Homer Hickam

1943-present

Homer Hickam, a native of the coal mining community of Coalwood, West Virginia, exhibited a keen interest in storytelling and avidly consumed science fiction literature during his formative years. Encouraged by his admiration for rocket scientist Dr. Wernher von Braun, Hickam and a group of friends embarked on constructing and launching their own rockets following the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik in 1957. After pursuing an education in Industrial Engineering and serving in the US Army, Hickam contributed his expertise to the US Army Aviation and Missile Command and later to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, where he played a role in spacecraft design and astronaut training. Hickam began his professional writing career in the 1970s and 1980s, and since his retirement from NASA, Hickam has devoted his time to writing. He has published several more memoirs and novels.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1989

Torpedo Junction. Annapols, MD; Naval Institute Press, 1989.

AL Book Collection

Hickam, Homer, “Torpedo Junction by Homer Hickam,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/8415.