Peter Mantarakis, the son of Greek immigrants, grew up on the streets of New York City. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School where he developed a love for writing and the arts. In 1966, he left New York to attend the California Institute of Technology and received a B.S. and M.S. in Astrophysics. Rather than stay in academia, he pursued a career in industry where he received ten patents for various inventions and became president of several large corporations. He has written a number of articles for scientific journals, and in 2004 published his first novel,...more
