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Martin Caidin

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'''Martin Caidin''' (September 14, 1927–March 24,1997) was an United States American author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. Thanks to his novel ''Marooned'' (1964) that was later Marooned (movie) adapted as a film, he has some claim to be the first writer to directly influence manned space flight. Caidin wrote more than 50 books, including ''Samurai!'' and many classic works of military history. He wrote more than 1,000 magazine articles. Caiden established his own company to promote aeronautic subjects for a young audience and began writing fiction in 1957. He twice won the Aviation/Space Writers Association award as the outstanding author in the field of aviation. Caidin's style of fiction focused on acceptable projections of technical innovations with political and social repercussions. In this respect, his work has some echo in the writing of Michael Crichton. His famous book ''Cyborg'' was adapted for the TV movie and television series ''The Six Million Dollar Man''. Martin Caidin is also known for having restored the oldest surviving Junkers 52 aircraft (Which he named ''Iron Annie'') to flying condition.

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- Biography at gwillick.com *{{imdb name | id=0128780 | name=Martin Caidin}} {{US-writer-stub}} Category:1927 births Caidin, Martin Category:1997 deaths Caidin, Martin