Martin Caidin

Martin Caidin (September 14, 1927- March 24,1997) was an American author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. Thanks to his novel Marooned (1964) that was later adapted as a film he has some claim to be the first writer to directly influence manned space flight.

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September 14 - 1927 - March 24 - 1997 - American - Aeronautics - Aviation - Film

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Caidin wrote more than fifty books, including Samurai! and many classic works of military history, and more than a thousand magazine articles. Caiden established his own company to promote aeronautic subjects for a young audience and began writing fiction in 1957.

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Samurai! - Military history

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He twice won the Aviation/Space Writers Association award as the outstanding author in the field of aviation.

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Caiden's style of fiction focused on acceptable projections of technical innovations with political and social repercusions. In this respect his work has some echo in the writing of Michael Crichton.

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His famous book Cyborg was adapted for the TV movie and television series The Six Million Dollar Man.

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TV movie - Television series - The Six Million Dollar Man

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Martin Caidin is also known for having restored the only and last surviving Junkers 52 aircraft to flying condition.

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