Find a Falling Star, the Unabridged Autobiography of H.H. Nininger, has been re-assembled and edited by Nininger’s grandson, Jim Banks. Another Nininger grandson, Gary Huss, well-known meteoriticist and Research Professor and Director of the W.M. Keck Cosmochemistry Laboratory at the University of Hawaii, has written the Forward. The additional seven Nininger grandchildren are enthusiastic in their support of this project.
The book contains all of the material published in the original version, with some minor revisions and editing, plus several substantive additions to the previously published chapters. The book also includes four completely new chapters, focussing on Nininger’s backstory and early adventures, including some of his earliest experiences in trying to make a career out of meteorites. Many new and seldom-seen photographs have been added to round out the story.