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Charles R. Pellegrino is a world renowned polymath and author of several books relating to archaeology, including Return to Sodom and Gomorrah, Ghosts of the Titanic (with a foreword by James Cameron), Unearthing Atlantis and Ghosts of Vesuvius.

From the inside cover of Ghosts of Vesuvius: Charles Pellegrino has been known to work simultaneously in entomology, forensic physics, paleogenetics, preliminary design of advanced rocket systems, astrobiology, and marine archaeology. The author of eighteen books of fiction and nonfiction, including Unearthing Atlantis, Dust, Ghosts of the Titanic, and the New York Times bestseller Her Name, Titanic, he is the scientist whose dinosaur-cloning recipe inspired Michael Crichton's bestselling novel Jurassic Park. Dr. Pellegrino lives in New York City.

Bibliography

Pellegrino Non-Fiction

• Return to Sodom and Gomorrah : Bible Stories from Archaeologists ISBN 0-7090-4242-6
• Ghosts of the Titanic ISBN 0-613-18204-9
• Her Name Titanic: Untold Story of the Sinking and Finding of the Ship
• Unearthing Atlantis : An Archaeological Odyssey ISBN 0-394-57550-4
• Chariots for Apollo : The Untold Story Behind the Race to the Moon
• Ghosts of Vesuvius : A New Look at the Last Days of Pompeii, How towers Fall, and Other Strange Connections

Pellegrino Fiction

• Flying to Valhalla
• The Killing Star
• Dust
• Dyson Sphere (Star Trek: The Next Generation, No. 50) (with George Zebrowski)

Unearthing Atlantis (The Theran Volcano)

Using Archaeological evidence found on the once volcanic Island of Threa in the Cyclades, Dr. Pellegrino peiced together truth behind the embellished story of Plato's "Atlantis." Finding Flush toilets, elegant frescoes preserved by pumice fallout from the Theran Volcanic eruption and multistory buildings of superb construction, Pellegrino was able to deceifer the significance of the rise and fall of Minoan culture to the compelling mytheical event that has captivated the imaginations of fiction authors and artists alike for decades.

In his book Unearthing Atlantis Pellegrino inroduces the tale of the tragic Atlantis, once a flourishing empire under the rule of King Minos (of the Minotaur) on the Islands of Thera and Crete of the Agean and Mediterranean. According to Plato, the civilization had grown beyond the perception of the most enthusiastic imagination, having developed hot and cold running water, aqueducts and even flush toilets. The laid back culture even utilized natural ports for a sucessful navy having traveled as far as England. However, the natural elements of water and fire (Volcano) that allowed the Minoans to evolve to such an extent eventually lead to their decline. The Great Threa eruption of 1628 BC blew fifty cubic miles of rock into the atmosphere with a noise so voilent that to this day it has yet to be matched in magnitude, even when considering Hiroshima and even Vesuvius. Dr. Pellegrino discussed the effect of the Theran ash cloud in the History Channel Special "Exodus Decoded."

The death cloud released by such a catestrophic event covered the entire globe, with evidence of its arrival in China, America and Asia. The cloud itself credited also with the Plagues of Egypt seemed to have a great impact on ancient history from the moment it was conceived.

External links

• http://www.charlespellegrino.com/ Official Website for Dr. Charles Pellegrino

• Official Discussion Forum at IBDoF

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