Jeff Hecht

Author of City of Light: The Story of Fiber Optics

About the Author

Jeff Hecht is a science and technology writer who has covered the laser industry for more than thirty years He is a member of the IEEE, APS, OSA, and the National Association of Science Writers

Works by Jeff Hecht

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City of Light: The Story of Fiber Optics (1999) 50 copies

Understanding Lasers: An Entry-Level Guide (1988) 43 copies

Understanding Fiber Optics (1987) 35 copies, 1 review

The Laser Guidebook (Optical and Electro-Optical Engineering Series) (1986) 24 copies

Beam: The Race to Make the Laser (2005) 22 copies

Lasers, Death Rays, and the Long, Strange Quest for the Ultimate Weapon (2019) 21 copies

Laser: Light of a Million Uses (1998) 12 copies

Beam Weapons: The Next Arms Race (1984) 12 copies

Laser: Supertool of the 1980s (1982) 9 copies

Vanishing Life: The Mystery of Mass Extinctions (1993) 7 copies

Laser Pioneers (1992) 6 copies

Shifting shores : rising seas, retreating coastlines (1990) 5 copies, 1 review

By the Lake 1 copy

Draft Dodger's Rag 1 copy

On 202 1 copy

Tenth planet discovered in outer solar system 1 copy

The Greenhouse Papers {short story} 1 copy

Optics Light for a New Age (1987) 1 copy

Understanding Fiber Optics, Instructor's Manual with Powerpoints (OnlineOnly) (2005) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Futures from Nature (2007) — Contributor — 120 copies, 6 reviews

Vampires: A Collection of Original Stories (1991) — Contributor — 108 copies, 2 reviews

Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994) — Contributor — 96 copies, 2 reviews

The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series X (1982) — Contributor — 59 copies, 1 review

Visions of Tomorrow: Science Fiction Predictions that Came True (2010) — Contributor — 40 copies, 1 review

Great American Ghost Stories (1991) — Contributor — 37 copies

New England Ghosts (1990) — Contributor — 32 copies, 1 review

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 9 (September 1976) (1976) — Contributor — 30 copies

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 10 (October 1977) (1977) — Contributor — 27 copies, 1 review

Great American Ghost Stories Volume 1 (Anthology 16-in-1) (1992) — Contributor — 25 copies, 2 reviews

New Dimensions Science Fiction Number 9 (1979) — Contributor — 17 copies

New Dimensions Science Fiction Number 8 (1978) — Contributor — 16 copies, 1 review

Extreme Planets: A Science Fiction Anthology of Alien Worlds (Chaosium fiction) (2014) — Contributor — 15 copies, 1 review

Not Just Rockets and Robots: Daily Science Fiction Year One (2012) — Contributor — 14 copies

Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 14 • July 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 9 copies

Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 17 • October 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 8 copies

Deco Punk: The Spirit of the Age (2015) — Contributor — 8 copies

Nature Futures 2: Science Fiction from the Leading Science Journal (2014) — Contributor — 7 copies

Impossible Futures (2013) — Contributor — 5 copies

Conspiracy! (2016) — Contributor — 4 copies

New Scientist, 20 January 2007 (2007) — Contributor — 2 copies

New Scientist, 27 January 2007 (2007) — Contributor — 2 copies

New Scientist, 3 February 2007 (2007) — Contributor — 2 copies

Daily Science Fiction: September 2010 (2010) — Contributor — 1 copy

New Scientist, 25 April 2009 (2009) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Canonical name: Hecht, Jeff
Birthdate: 20th century
Gender: male
Education: California Institute of Technology
Occupations: science writer
technical writer
tax preparer
data technician
consultant (New Scientist)
Organizations: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Laser Focus World
New Scientist
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pasadena, California, USA
Map Location: USA

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aulsmith 2,871 reviews

Shifting shores : rising seas, retreating coastlines by Jeff Hecht

Nominally written for children, this is an excellent book for anyone who wants an introduction to the subject of coastal erosion and rising sea levels. Highly recommended.

Dec 23, 2010 (Edited)

academics.msc 191 reviews

Understanding Fiber Optics (5th Edition) by Jeff Hecht