How The Martian was written, with Andy Weir

Condensed Lecture with Andy Weir, author of The Martian Imagine being inadvertently left for dead on Mars, completely alone and abandoned by your crew, with nothing but your wits and a scant amount of precious supplies to keep you alive. That’s the enthralling premise of the best-selling science-fiction survival novel and soon-to-be released motion picture, “The Martian,” scheduled to run in theaters nationwide on Oct. 2. Amidst a whirlwind media blitz, the book’s author, Andy Weir, took time to visit the Laboratory on Wednesday, entertaining a packed house of nearly 400 Lab employees and special guests with his wit, vast and varied scientific knowledge and tales of his sudden rise to stardom. “It’s kind of a homecoming,” Weir said. “It’s special for me because it’s where I grew up.” Watch the full presentation here:    • Author of ‘The Martian’ thrills Lab employees