Peter Mantarakis is the son of Greek immigrants and grew up in New York City. In 1966 he left New York to attend the California Institute of Techno­logy. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Astronomy and has published a number of articles in astrophysics journals. He has had a successful career in industry where he received ten patents for various inventions and rose to the positions of President and General Manager in several companies. Recently, he has published two books and numerous articles for scientific and trade publications. He lives in Los Angeles, Cali­fornia with his wife, where he continues to write and do consulting work.