A Choice of Treasons (96 page)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

J. L. Doty was trained, with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. His specialty has always been laser science and laser physics. He spent all his working life in various facets of the laser industry including a number of years in research and development, even working briefly on laser weapons in the early '80's. For the last twenty-five years, he has been writing fiction in stolen hours on the weekend, or on long flights overseas.

When writing science fiction, Jim is sometimes hindered by his deep knowledge of laser physics, and for that reason
you'll never see a laser weapon of any type in his science fiction books
. In fact, you can visit his website to read his
rant on laser weapons
, and how they are almost always badly misused in science fiction. You don't have to be an engineer or physicist to understand it, and you might find the information on lasers of interest.

Jim lives with his wife and their three cats in Northern California where they are horribly spoiled by the weather.

Visit the author's website at
http://www.jldoty.com