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Nov. 30, 2012
SciFri Book Club Has 'The Right Stuff'
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This month the book club takes to the skies with the Tom Wolfe classic The Right Stuff, a behind-the-curtain look at the 20th century’s most famous test pilots -- including Chuck Yeager. Yeager joins the club to talk about his long career, and what he considers “the right stuff.”
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Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Flora Lichtman
Multimedia Editor
Science Friday
New York, New York -
Annette Heist
Senior Producer
Science Friday
New York, New York -
Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager
Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force (retired)
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The Right Stuff
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