Joseph W ConnollyThe author, Joseph W Connolly, is a Professor of Physics/EE at the University of Scranton. He has a BS degree from the University of Scranton, a MS degree from the University of Illinois and a PhD from the Pennsylvania State University. In a teachingcareer spanning five decades, he has taught close to four dozen different courses, many tailored for the non-science major. He served in the United States Army, Signal Corps, with an honorable discharge as a Captain. Other professional activities include several years in industry and two decades of industrial consulting in computer aided design and digital image processing. At present, his spare time is occupied playing with grandchildren, woodworking and riding a tandem with his wife, Evelyn. Read More Read Less