William Langewiesche
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William Langewiesche (born June 12, 1955) is an American author
and journalist
, and was a professional airplane pilot for many years. Since 2006 he has been the international correspondent for Vanity Fair
magazine.
, a position he has held since 2006. Prior to that, he was the national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly
magazine where he was nominated for eight consecutive National Magazine Awards. He has written articles covering a wide range of topics from shipbreaking, wine critics, the Columbia shuttle disaster, modern ocean piracy, nuclear proliferation, and the World Trade Center cleanup.
, author of Stick and Rudder
. He lives in California and France.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, and was a professional airplane pilot for many years. Since 2006 he has been the international correspondent for Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
magazine.
Career
Langewiesche is currently the international correspondent for the magazine Vanity FairVanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
, a position he has held since 2006. Prior to that, he was the national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic is an American magazine founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1857. It was created as a literary and cultural commentary magazine. It quickly achieved a national reputation, which it held for more than a century. It was important for recognizing and publishing new writers and poets,...
magazine where he was nominated for eight consecutive National Magazine Awards. He has written articles covering a wide range of topics from shipbreaking, wine critics, the Columbia shuttle disaster, modern ocean piracy, nuclear proliferation, and the World Trade Center cleanup.
Life
Langewiesche is the son of Wolfgang LangewiescheWolfgang Langewiesche
Wolfgang Langewiesche aviator, author and journalist, is one of the most quoted authors in aviation writing. His book, Stick and Rudder , is still in print, and is considered a primary reference on the art of flying fixed-wing aircraft....
, author of Stick and Rudder
Stick and Rudder
Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying is a book written in 1944 by Wolfgang Langewiesche, describing how airplanes fly and how they should be flown by pilots...
. He lives in California and France.
Winner
- 2007 National Magazine Award for Public Interest for Rules of Engagement
- 2002 National Magazine Award for Reporting for The Crash of EgyptAir 990
Finalist
- 2008 National Magazine Award for Reporting for City of Fear
- 2007 Michael Kelly Award.
- 2006 National Magazine Award for Reporting for The Wrath of Khan
- 2005 Lettre Ulysses Award for The Outlaw Sea
- 2005 National Magazine Award for Feature Writing for A Sea Story
- 2004 National Magazine Award for Reporting for Columbia's Last Flight
- 2004 Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage for American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center
- 2003 National Magazine Award for Reporting for American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center
- 2002 National Book Critic’s Circle Award for American Ground: Unbuilding The World Trade Center
- 2001 National Magazine Award for Profiles for The Million-Dollar Nose
- 2000 National Magazine Award for Profiles for Eden: A Gated Community
- 1999 National Magazine Award for Reporting for The Lessons of ValuJet 592
- 1992 National Magazine Award for Feature Writing for The World in Its Extreme
Books
- Langewiesche, William (2009). Fly by Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the HudsonFly by WireFly by Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson is a book written in 2009 by William Langewiesche about US Airways Flight 1549 with emphasis on the role played by the advanced fly-by-wire flight control system of the aircraft....
. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
External links
- San Francisco Chronicle Feature Profile
- William Langewiesche at The New New Journalism website
- William Langewiesche at FSG
- William Langewiesche biosketch at the Atlantic Monthly website
- William Langewiesche Ulysses Award bio
- Audio/video recordings of William Langewiesche discussing his book The Nuclear Poor; from the University of Chicago's World Beyond the Headlines series
Interviews
- Interview with Wendy Murray July 15, 2010
- Interview with Neal Thompson March 8, 2010
- Interview with Media Bistro July 25, 2007
- Video interview with Stephen Colbert May 14, 2007
- Video interview with Charlie Rose September 10, 2002
- The Eventualist: William Langewiesche on The Atomic Bazaar and Facing our Worst Fear, by Nancy Rommelmann July 25, 2007