Patrick j kiger biography for kids

  • He's the co-author (with Martin J. Smith) of Poplorica: A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore that Shaped Modern America.
  • He worked as a newspaper reporter for the Pittsburgh Press, and the Orange County Register in California, where he covered one of the biggest serial murder.
  • Patrick J. Kiger is a journalist, blogger and author based in the Washington, DC, area.

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    Patrick Kiger

    Patrick J. Kiger has written for HowStuffWorks since covering a wide array of topics, from history and politics to pop culture and technology. He worked as a newspaper reporter for the Pittsburgh Press, and the Orange County Register in California, where he covered one of the biggest serial murder cases in U.S. history, and also as a staff writer at Baltimore Magazine. As a freelancer, Patrick has written for print publications such as GQ, Mother Jones and the Los Angeles Times, and on the web for National Geographic Channel, Discovery News, Science Channel, Fast Company and AARP among others. In recent years, he's become increasingly interested in how technological advances are altering urban life and the design of cities, and has written extensively on that subject for Urban Land magazine. In his spare time, Patrick is a longtime martial arts student and a fan of crime fiction, punk rock and classic Hollywood films.

    Recent Contributions

    How a Pneumatic Tube Works

    That tube you put your check or deposit slip in at the bank drive-up window is called a pneumatic tube. This was cutting edge 19th-century technology and is still in use today.

    By Patrick J. Kiger

    10 Ways Technology Can Save People From Storms

    A very strong storm doesn't automatically

    "POPLORICA is "the perfect book for those who feel as if their attention spans have become as fractured as a bad MTV video."-- USA Today  

    Available in KINDLE edition

    Buy OOPs: 20 Life Lessons from the Fiascoes that Shaped America, also available in KINDLE edition

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    I write for Urban Land magazine about the convergence of technological and social change, and how it is changing the places in which we live and work. Here's my article on the future of post-pandemic cities, and how COVID is likely to permanently alter the built environment. I've also written about how northern cities such as Duluth may evolve into havens for migration driven by climate change, and the effect that autonomous vehicles will have on urban life. You can find more of my articles  here. (Credit: photo by PJK)
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    Patrick Kiger

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