Carl PfeifferThe author, Dr. Carl Pfeiffer, has been a professor of biomedical sciences in both medical and veterinary faculties, and has as well worked extensively in marine biology, particularly in marine mamma; research. He has published over 200 papers and chpters and written or edited many books, including recently, Molecular and Cell Biology of Marine Mammals. He has worked and lied with his family in several of the countries described in this book. He was also early employed as a scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center and more recently was an investigator associated with an amphibian experiment on board the International Space Shuttle, SYS 65. He has degrees from Duke University, Southern Illinois University and Harvard University. He lives in Virginia with his wife, dogs, cat and horses. This is his first novel. Read More Read Less