Amy Shira Teitel is a Canadian author, popular science writer, historian, and YouTuber.
Amy is a native of Toronto. She has written for The Daily Beast, National Geographic, Discovery News, Scientific American, Ars Technica, and Al Jazeera English.
Teitel's first book was based on research for her master's degree thesis. Breaking the Chains of Gravity (2015) tells the story of America's nascent space program. The book describes the early pioneers of rockets in the late 1920s, up to the formation of NASA.
Teitel's Fighting for Space (2020) is a dual biography of female pilots Jacqueline Cochran and Jerrie Cobb.
In 2012, Teitel created the YouTube channel, The Vintage Space, in which she delves into the early history of space flight. The channel was last active on January 13, 2022.
Teitel was a co-host for the Discovery Channel's online DNews channel, which later became Seeker. She has also appeared on Ancient Aliens, NASA's Unexplained Files, The Proof is Out There, and other cable documentary shows.
