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Author Archives: Tom Hopp
Uncle Herb’s Story–Complete at Last!
If I have done my job as a writer well then you will see what it really means for heroes to go and fight and bleed and die to protect the ones they love. Continue reading
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Tagged 1943, aviators, guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Aviators, herbert hopp, novel, Uncle Herb, world war 2
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Writing–too busy to blog
I just plowed my way through the central description of Herb’s gun battle with Japanese Zeros bent on avenging his torpedo bomber striking a destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Fleet. Continue reading
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Tagged 1943, Avenger, guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Aviators, herbert hopp, New Georgia Island, torpedo bomber, Uncle Herb
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The volcanic landscape of Gale Crater, Mars
As the Mars rover Curiosity explores the landscape of Gale Crater, a 96 mile (154 km) wide hole in the planet with an imposing 3.4 mile (18 km) high central peak in its middle, a scientific conundrum has been reported … Continue reading
Posted in From Outta Space, Real Science
Tagged basalt, Curiosity rover, Gale Crater, Mars, sediments, volcano
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Ebola convalescent serum–I should have guessed!
It’s all becoming clear: the CDC has been planning to use convalescent sera all along. That’s why they imported a couple of moon-suited ebola patients. Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, convalescent serum, ebola, medical thriller, Peyton McKean, The Neah Virus
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Viruses, viruses, everywhere
Let’s hope the mutation rate of EnteroVirus D68 slows down a bit. Otherwise, we may be looking at big trouble. Continue reading
Posted in Health, Real Science
Tagged EV-D68, medical thriller, Peyton McKean, polio, virus
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Ebola vaccine overnight!
I could use methods I developed years ago, to create an ebola vaccine overnight. No, really. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Real Science
Tagged ebola, Hopp and Woods, synthetic, The Jihad Virus, The Neah Virus, vaccine
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Flight of the Avenger
My Uncle Herbert’s World War II story is a classic American tale of military bravery and sacrifice. I’m busy writing it now. Continue reading
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Tagged aviators, guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Aviators, herbert hopp, unbroken, Uncle Herb, world war 2
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Ebola vaccine–why so slow?
If you try to create a vaccine that causes a rip-roaring response in every vaccinated person, you are liable to create a vaccine that causes a lot of side-effects, up to and including death. Continue reading
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Tagged ebola, medical thriller, novel, Peyton McKean, subunit, vaccine
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Ebola, anyone?
Out of the rainforests of Africa, came Ebola. Out of the rainforests of Washington State, comes the Neah Virus! With awful news coming out of Africa on a daily basis lately, it seems I crafted a very timely story when … Continue reading
Tagged ebola, fiction, medical thriller, new, Peyton McKean, The Neah Virus
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Dinosaur Wars 3 paperback available now!
Now, at last, if you have been following the adventures of Kit Daniels and Chase Armstrong on the printed page, you can complete their journey with them. Continue reading
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Tagged Blood On The Moon, Dinosaur Country, Dinosaur Wars, new, paperback, space opera, young adult
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