Mark O'Connell (4)
Author of The Close Encounters Man: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs
For other authors named Mark O'Connell, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Mark O'Connell is a screenwriter, teacher, and blogger. He wrote episodes for Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and has developed feature film projects with major studios, including Walt Disney and DreamWorks Animation. He is also the founder of the UFO blog High show more Strangeness. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife, Monica, and teaches screenwriting at DePaul University in Chicago. show less
Works by Mark O'Connell
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A very good look at how the UFO phenomenon has evolved in the U.S. through the years from very fringe to general acceptance, in large part due to the scientific studies of J. Allen Hynek. Well researched, but a little repetitive at times. Also, you could see that the author was very much enamored of Hynek and I found his objectivity to be in doubt at times. Overall, a great read though for those of us who don't know a lot about the subject.
Fascinating. A biography of a scientist who went where his curiosity took him.
O'Connell does an excellent job charting the course of J. Allen Hynek's life - a serious scientist who worked in many corners of astronomy - and defined the way we think about UFOs.
O'Connell does an excellent job charting the course of J. Allen Hynek's life - a serious scientist who worked in many corners of astronomy - and defined the way we think about UFOs.
Giving up on this one, even though it's interesting. The material's a bit too "in the weeds" in terms of early details and I'm losing interest enough to let this go back to the library unfinished.
Your mileage may vary, depending on your interests in UFOs et al.
Your mileage may vary, depending on your interests in UFOs et al.
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