"My father lost an eye to a snapped cable while trying to rescue trapped miners, though he kept on working for fifteen years afterward."

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About Homer Hickam

Homer Hickam is an American author and former NASA engineer, best known for his memoir Rocket Boys, which inspired the film October Sky. He is also a Vietnam War veteran and has written multiple memoir and fiction works.

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