If you like Star Trek this book is for you. My science-fiction debut gazes at pioneering efforts to save the future and potential of humanity, contemplating the promise and blunders of an ambitious quest to colonize beyond our galaxy when we face existential risks. So Long Earth is my debut novel, and not written by my clone, I have earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master's degree from Gallaudet University, and a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Maryland at College Park.

I am married with one son and live in Florida.
I am originally from Mount Vernon, New York (Go Knights). I became deaf at the age of 13 from the measles. Despite that obstacle, I managed to eventually earn a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Maryland. I worked as a teacher for many years including teaching high school science at a school for the Deaf in New York. I also worked as a college professor teaching American Sign Language (ASL) as well as training teachers to work with the deaf.

In my spare time, I enjoy sports, playing chess, golf, and poker. Many people say I look like Albert Einstein.



Why did I write this book? We are not doing enough to save our Earth and, thus, save humanity. I became interested in the topic in the early 1970's when I was a chemistry major at Rochester Institute of Technology. One of my professors gave a lecture on the effect of aerosol sprays on the ozone layer. Since that time, our climate and environmental issues have only become much worse. We must act now by trying to save the planet for as long as possible and building a great research team to build spaceships for the inevitable destruction on Earth. My clone will be on the spaceship. Join me.

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