Author Homer Hickam says he's impressed with the advancements in safety
in coal mines. Hickam, the son of a coal miner, toured Consol's
Robinson Run mine near Mannington on Thursday. The former NASA engineer
says the computerization and sensors now used in mines are more
sophisticated than some NASA technology. Hickam is back in his native
West Virginia this week promoting his new novel "Red Helmet.'' The love
story is set in the Mountain State's coal country. Hickam was scheduled
to sign copies of the book Friday and Saturday in Beckley, Bluefield,
Charleston and Huntington.
Hickam's best known book, "Rocket Boys,'' is about growing up in a
McDowell County mining town and building rockets with his friends. The
book was adapted into the 1999 movie "October Sky.''
Charleston Gazette - February 29, 2008
Author Homer Hickam says he's impressed with the advancements in safety in coal mines. Hickam, the son of a coal miner, toured Consol's Robinson Run mine near Mannington on Thursday. The former NASA engineer says the computerization and sensors now used in mines are more sophisticated than some NASA technology. Hickam is back in his native West Virginia this week promoting his new novel "Red Helmet.'' The love story is set in the Mountain State's coal country. Hickam was scheduled to sign copies of the book Friday and Saturday in Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston and Huntington.
Hickam's best known book, "Rocket Boys,'' is about growing up in a McDowell County mining town and building rockets with his friends. The book was adapted into the 1999 movie "October Sky.''
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