Piers Bizony

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Piers Bizony
Born12. February 1959
OccupationAuthor, journalist
GenreNon-fiction

Piers Bizony is a science journalist, space historian, author, and exhibition organiser. Bizony specialises in the topics of outer space, special effects, and technology. [1] He has written articles for The Independent , BBC Focus and Wired . [2] His 1997 book The Rivers of Mars was shortlisted for the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award. [3] [4] His book 2001: Filming the Future (1994, revised 2000, expanded 2014) is an authoritative reference about Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey . His 2017 book Moonshots was inspired by Michael Light's 1999 book Full Moon. [5]

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