Background
Smolders, Petrus Lambertus Lucas was born on December 28, 1940 in Geldrop, The Netherlands. Son of Wilhelmus and Oda Johanna (van de Laar) Smolders.
Smolders, Petrus Lambertus Lucas was born on December 28, 1940 in Geldrop, The Netherlands. Son of Wilhelmus and Oda Johanna (van de Laar) Smolders.
Diploma, H.S. A and B, The Netherlands, 1960.
Editor, science newspaper, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1963; public relations executive, DAF Cars & Trucks, Eindhoven, 1964-1971; editor-in-chief, Young Scientists, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1971-1986; head, Artis Planetarium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, since 1987. Freelance space writer, since 1956.
First lieutenant Dutch Army, 1961-1963. Fellow British Interplanetary Society.
Married Maria Elisabeth Delhaes, October 22, 1965. Children: Odette, Yuri.