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Jeffrey Kluger (born 1954) is an American editor at large at Time magazine and author of thirteen 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 (1994). The latter work was the basis for Ron Howard's film Apollo 13 (1995). He is also the author of two novels for young adults: Nacky Patcher and the Curse of the Dry-Land Boats (2007) and Freedom Stone (2011), and one novel for adults—"Holdout" (2021).
Kluger began his work with Time magazine in 1996 specializing in science coverage. He was named a senior writer in 1998, and Editor at Large in 2014. During his tenure at Time, Kluger has written articles covering the Mars Pathfinder landing and the 2003 Columbia disaster. He is the author or co-author of more than 45 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 (October 1994), with coauthor Jim Lovell. Lost Moon would become the basis for the Ron Howard film Apollo 13 (1995) starring Tom Hanks. Kluger would later be a technical consultant for, and appear in, the movie Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience.
Kluger has taught journalism at New York University. "Jeffrey Kluger", speaker profile, Time. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
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