Tolman Geffs has enjoyed a lifelong fascination with science. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering, and a California Professional Engineer's license. At the time of this story (1961), Mr. Geffs headed a small Advanced Design group in the Missile Division of Douglas Aircraft. At age twenty-seven, he was the youngest engineer on the team.
Per his plan, he graduated Harvard Business School with an MBA in 1964. Project management in the fields of Space Launch and Flight Safety occupied him for the next decade. An entrepreneur at heart, he then founded a very successful publishing company of which he remained CEO and majority shareholder until his retirement in October, 1997. September 11, 2001, ended Mr. Geffs' retirement and culminated in this book.
Physically active, Mr. Geffs paddles outrigger canoes, single-hands a 69-foot ultra-light displacement sailboat, and skis. He and his wife, Jill, to whom this book is dedicated, also enjoy ballroom dancing and traveling extensively. They reside in Southern California.