Geoffrey Notkin (born February 1, 1961) is an American actor, author,
and entrepreneur. Notkin is known as one of the hosts of Meteorite
Men, a documentary reality television series from Science Channel,
which ran for three seasons. He is the president of the National Space
Society, and holds a seat on the National Space Society Board of
Governors. He is a long-time member of The Explorer's Club. In 2013,
Notkin's Twitter account was nominated for a Shorty Award, honoring
the best in social media. Notkin has also been interviewed on the
Today show, Coast to Coast, and NASA Edge TV, and is a regular guest
speaker at TusCon, an intimate science fiction, fantasy, and horror
convention held annually in Tucson, Arizona.Notkin was born in New
York City, but spent his childhood in and around London, England.
Notkin spent several of his formative years in Purley, Surrey and
attended school in Croydon and St John's Wood.His parents were Sam
Notkin, a twice-decorated World War II veteran who worked for the Port
Authority, and Gay Flint Notkin, who worked for the American Embassy
in Paris, the Rockefeller Foundation in New York, and the State
Department. Notkin credits his father, an amateur astronomer, for his
interest in space and meteorites.
and entrepreneur. Notkin is known as one of the hosts of Meteorite
Men, a documentary reality television series from Science Channel,
which ran for three seasons. He is the president of the National Space
Society, and holds a seat on the National Space Society Board of
Governors. He is a long-time member of The Explorer's Club. In 2013,
Notkin's Twitter account was nominated for a Shorty Award, honoring
the best in social media. Notkin has also been interviewed on the
Today show, Coast to Coast, and NASA Edge TV, and is a regular guest
speaker at TusCon, an intimate science fiction, fantasy, and horror
convention held annually in Tucson, Arizona.Notkin was born in New
York City, but spent his childhood in and around London, England.
Notkin spent several of his formative years in Purley, Surrey and
attended school in Croydon and St John's Wood.His parents were Sam
Notkin, a twice-decorated World War II veteran who worked for the Port
Authority, and Gay Flint Notkin, who worked for the American Embassy
in Paris, the Rockefeller Foundation in New York, and the State
Department. Notkin credits his father, an amateur astronomer, for his
interest in space and meteorites.
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