Iral Clair NelsonIral Clair Nelson (1927-) is the son of Iral Conrad Nelson. The decision to reconstruct the manuscript in digital form was based on fulfilling his father's desires to have the story made available to the public, the encouragement by a neighbor, Alan Amot, and from him having retired and thus having time to devote to it. In the process of preparing the manuscript considerable research was done. The research was made possible because of the 17th and 18th century journals and other information available on the Internet; none of which was available to his father. Although not added to the story, the more the related aspects were investigated the more plausible the story became. On the personal side, he was born and raised in Oregon and Idaho. He received a Bachelors Degree in Mathematics in 1951 and a Masters Degree in Physics in 1955 from the University of Oregon. He then married and went to work in radiation and environmental protection at the Hanford Project in Richland, Washington which he continued for nearly 50 years. He became Board Certified in Health Physics in 1962 and now hold emeritus status. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War and briefly in World War II. Read More Read Less