Dr. Veigele earned B. A. and M. A. degrees in mathematics and physics from Hofstra College and a Ph. D. in physics from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. He lived in Boulder, Littleton, and Colorado Springs for twenty years. Dr. Veigele traveled extensively through and fished, hunted, and skied in many parts of the state. The author taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder and Colorado Springs. He taught and did research at various other colleges and universities and was Professor and Head of a Physics Department. Dr. Veigele was a well known and frequently invited public speaker. He was the keynote speaker at international conferences in New York, London, and Stockholm. He has published seventy-five articles and stories in journals and magazines and has published eight books.