Richard C. Hoagland

Richard C. Hoagland
Born
Richard Charles Hoagland

(1945-04-25) April 25, 1945
Known forAdvocating his beliefs in advanced ancient civilizations colonizing the Solar System; accusations of corruption of NASA and U.S. government
Notable workThe Monuments of Mars: A City on the Edge of Forever
AwardsInternational Angstrom Medal for Excellence in Science, 1993.
Ig Nobel Prize for Astronomy, 1997.

Richard Charles Hoagland (born April 25, 1945) is an American author, former science advisor for CBS News and a proponent of various conspiracy theories about NASA, lost alien civilizations on the Moon, and on Mars and other related topics. Hoagland has been documented to misappropriate others' professional achievements and has been described as a conspiracy theorist and pseudoscientist.