Jazzmoose Posted August 12, 2005 Report Posted August 12, 2005 Aviation journalist Philip Klass debunked tales of alien beings The Washington Post Special to For The Washington Post Philip J. Klass, 85, an aviation journalist who investigated UFO sightings and wrote books debunking reports of visits from outer space, died Aug. 9 at a nursing facility in Cocoa, Fla. He had cancer. Klass lived in Washington for more than 50 years before moving to Merritt Island, Fla., in 2003. He had retired as senior avionics editor of Aviation Week & Space Technology in 1986 but continued to contribute to the magazine for a number of years. He is credited with coining the term "avionics," a blending of aviation and electronics. His work, which included one of the first books about spy satellite technology, "Secret Sentries in Space" (1971), won him honors in the field of aeronautical journalism and engineering. He was more widely recognized as an authority on unidentified flying objects. He was reviled as a "disinformer" by believers in alien beings, particularly those who insisted they had been abducted for scientific testing. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted August 12, 2005 Author Report Posted August 12, 2005 What the article doesn't say is that Phillip Klass was also William Tenn, one of my favorite SF writers. Quote
DTMX Posted August 12, 2005 Report Posted August 12, 2005 For a moment there, I thought there was a misspelling in the topic title. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted August 12, 2005 Author Report Posted August 12, 2005 Shit; I didn't think about that...should have said "Writer Phillip Klass" or something... Quote
7/4 Posted August 12, 2005 Report Posted August 12, 2005 For a moment there, I thought there was a misspelling in the topic title. ← Exactly what I thought. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted August 12, 2005 Author Report Posted August 12, 2005 Er...okay, there's a reason that the article didn't mention his SF. They aren't the same guy. Never mind. Move along; nothing to see here... Quote
7/4 Posted August 12, 2005 Report Posted August 12, 2005 Er...okay, there's a reason that the article didn't mention his SF. They aren't the same guy. Never mind. Move along; nothing to see here... ← Don't ya hate when that happens? Quote
DTMX Posted August 12, 2005 Report Posted August 12, 2005 Shit; I didn't think about that...should have said "Writer Phillip Klass" or something... ← No - it's fine the way it is. Some people might have a moment of joy thinking that Philip Glass is gone. Not me though - I've got more Glass than a window pane factory. My favorite work of his is that one that sounds like all of the others. Major arpeggio, minor arpeggio, repeat for two hours - record of the year!* *1994, in France. Quote
Swinger Posted August 13, 2005 Report Posted August 13, 2005 What a great loss. I have most likely all of his SF books.He's always been among my favorite SF authors. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted August 13, 2005 Author Report Posted August 13, 2005 Um... Okay, should I just delete this one? It's kinda funny laughing at me, but someone did die, and obviously I'm still confusing people... Maybe I should start a poll. Quote
BruceH Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 Er...okay, there's a reason that the article didn't mention his SF. They aren't the same guy. Never mind. Move along; nothing to see here... ← So William Tenn/Phillip Klass is still alive? (I hope.) Quote
Kalo Posted August 18, 2005 Report Posted August 18, 2005 Yes, he is! ← Excellent! ← One of my favorite SF authors, back when I used to read the stuff. He hasn't written much in quite a while, as far as I know. Quote
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