Swiss author Erich von Däniken has passed away.
He was 90 years old and best known for his theories about UFOs.
I liked him, even though I remained quite skeptical. In the 1970s, he brought a fresh and entertaining perspective, and as a side effect of his work, he helped loosen the old, dusty communication style of conservative scientists. To me, he was a modern blend of Til Eulenspiegel and Baron Münchhausen—in a positive way. The aggressive attitude of today’s conspiracy theorists was completely foreign to him; he was different, more positive!
So, what’s this news doing in a photography forum? Well, didn’t we all want to photograph a UFO back then?
PS: He never denied the moon landing, and he believed the Earth was round!Swiss author Erich von Däniken has passed away.
He was 90 years old and best known for his theories about UFOs.
I liked him, even though I remained quite skeptical. In the 1970s, he brought a fresh and entertaining perspective, and as a side effect of his work, he helped loosen the old, dusty communication style of conservative scientists. To me, he was a modern blend of Til Eulenspiegel and Baron Münchhausen—in a positive way. The aggressive attitude of today’s conspiracy theorists was completely foreign to him; he was different, more positive!
So, what’s this news doing in a photography forum? Well, didn’t we all want to photograph a UFO back then?
PS: He never denied the moon landing, and he believed the Earth was round!Der Schweizer Autor Erich von Däniken ist gestorben.
Er wurde 90 Jahre alt und vor allem durch seine Theorien über Ufos bekannt.
Ich mochte ihn, wiewohl ich sehr skeptisch blieb. Er brachte in den 70er Jahren so einen frischen und recht unterhaltsamen Wind rein und hat als Nebenwirkung seiner Werke den althergebrachten verstaubten Kommunikationsstil der konservativen Wissenschaftler etwas aufgelockert. Er war für mich so eine moderne Mischung aus Til Eulenspiegel und Baron Münchhausen - im positiven Sinne. Die aggressive Haltung der heutigen Verschwörungsdeppen war ihm völlig fremd, er war anders, positiver!
Was hat die Meldung in einem Fotoforum zu suchen? Nun ja, wollten wir damals nicht alle ein UFO fotografieren?
PS Er hat nie die Mondlandung bestritten, und die Erde war für ihn rund!
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