Eclectic Astronomer - A Chat With Cliff Stoll

About this episode

Br. Guy Consolmagno chats with astronomer Cliff Stoll about his experiences tracking hackers and his book 'The Cuckoo’s Egg'.

Br. Guy Consolmagno chats with Cliff Stoll - astronomer, teacher and author of the book The Cuckoo’s Egg, which tells the story of how he tracked down a group of German hackers working for the Soviet KGB in 1986. Cliff is also a long-time buddy of Br. Guy. Co-Hosts: Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ: Director of Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. Bob Trembley: Factotum for the Vatican Observatory Foundation. Guest: Cliff Stoll is an astronomer, author, and teacher...

People in this episode

Hosts: Br. Guy Consolmagno, Bob Trembley

Guest: Cliff Stoll

Topics covered

• astronomy
• hacking
• KGB
• science
• education
• interview

Keywords

• Cliff Stoll
• Br. Guy Consolmagno
• The Cuckoo’s Egg
• hacking
• KGB
• astronomy
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Cuckoo’s Egg