H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds left a lasting mark on culture, inspiring fear and fascination with Martians. Its impact is ...

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Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the alleged extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him ...

Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, in 1935, von Däniken rose to prominence when he published Chariots of the Gods? while working as a hotel manager in Davos. The book posed a provocative question that ...

In the 1970s, author Erich von Däniken was a household name, not only in his native Switzerland, but also in the U.S. and ...

The death of Erich von Daeniken has also focussed public attention on the controversial writer in 20th-century history.