Lawrence Christensen is a retired corporate level negotiator with three decades of experience in government sales. He holds a bachelor s degree in engineering from Union College, a master s degree in mathematics from Rochester Institute of Technology, and post-graduate certificates from George Washington University and American Graduate University. He has held positions in industry as an engineer and as a negotiator for the sales of military products. Mr. Christensen has authored two earlier books on technical topics and has taught mathematics as an adjunct college professor. In retirement, he currently mentors young entrepreneurs who are starting their own businesses, teaching them the basic principles of running a commercial business. In doing so, Mr. Christensen continues his interest in helping others to think more rationally and scientifically, and to apply these principles for improvement of their lives.

As the son of an immigrant, he has recently turned his attention to storytelling with the intent of creating a better understanding of our long history as a country of immigrants and their contributions to technological advancement. This book is intended to give a glimpse into the history of the 1950s United States and what might have been happening behind the scenes to create the world we have inherited. The book is also about how immigrants have, and always will, shape the country that we are to become.

Mr. Christensen lives in upstate New York with his loving wife, Dianne. He has raised three wonderful children who are now successfully raising their own children in a world of instant communications and information, quite unlike the world depicted in this novel.