Charles Pellegrino is the New York Times bestselling author of Her Name, Titanic; Ghosts of the Titanic; and To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima, along with other acclaimed books. He was a technical advisor to James Cameron on Titanic and Avatar and the recipient of the Isaac Asimov Memorial Award for Science Writing. Michael Crichton credits Pellegrino’s work and research as a paleontologist as part of the inspiration for Jurassic Park.