Jeffrey Kluger (born 1954) is a senior writer at ''Time'' magazine and author of nine books on various topics, such as ''The Narcissist Next Door'' (2014); ''Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio'' (2005); ''The Sibling Effect'' (2011); and '' Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13'' (1994). The latter work was the basis for

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's film ''

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'' (1995). He is also the author of two books for young adults: ''Nacky Patcher and the Curse of the Dry-Land Boats'' (2007) and ''Freedom Stone'' (2011).

Early life and education

Jeffrey Kluger was born in 1954 to a

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Family. Kluger attended

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, a northwest suburb of

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. He attended the

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and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in

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in 1976, and the

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, where he earned a

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degree in 1979. He is a licensed attorney, and was admitted to the state bar in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Career

From June 1992 to September 1996, Kluger was a staff writer for ''

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'' magazine, writing the humor column "Light Elements"."Good humor - Light Elements columnist Jeff Kluger is leaving Discover magazine"
editorial by Paul Hoffman, ''

'', September 1996. Online at Findarticles.com, retrieved June 4, 2008. He also worked as a writer and editor for ''

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'', ''Business World Magazine'', ''

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'' magazine, and ''

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''. Kluger began his work with ''Time magazine'' in 1996 specializing in science coverage. He was named a senior writer in 1998. During his tenure at ''Time,'' Kluger has written articles covering the

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landing and the 2003 ''Columbia'' disaster. He is the author or co-author of more than 40 cover stories, including ''Time's'' coverage of the Oklahoma tornadoes of 2013, the Fukushima disaster in 2011, the battle to eradicate polio (2011) and the developing science of caring for premature babies (2014). Kluger has authored numerous books, most notably '' Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13'' (October 1994), with coauthor

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. ''Lost Moon'' would become the basis for the

film ''

'' (1995) starring

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. Kluger would later be a technical consultant for, and appear in, the movie ''Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience''. Kluger has taught

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."Jeffrey Kluger"
speaker profile, ''

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''. Retrieved July 7, 2009.

Awards and honors

In 2001, the

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of America awarded Kluger and

Michael Lemonick Michael Lemonick ( , born 13 October 1953) is an opinion editor at ''Scientific American'', a former senior staff writer at Climate Central and a former senior science writer at ''Time''. He has also written for '' Discover'', Yale Environment 3 ...

the Whitman Bassow Award for "best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues" for their work on

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Bibliography

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References

External links

Official Website

Review of Simplexity at Letters On Pages
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