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Biography:
Tom Fairbairn has had an amazing career, which has given him the background to write real science fiction, giving credibility to his eBook "Lords of the Crescent". His formal education having attended or graduated from many different schools, from technical high school (electricity), Several Naval Radar and Electronic schools, i.e. Chicago Naval Armory (basic electronics); Texas A&M Naval EE and RM school graduate. Treasure Island Naval advance Radio and Radar school, Marine Radar Schools Camp Lajune NC; and the University of Toledo, College of Engineering (Physic-Math major 4 years)
Tom's career after formal education included,serving in New York City on the technical staff for the WCBS television station and CBS network. He also served North American Aviation,as radar and electronic flight line technician for F86 D interceptor aircraft. at LA International Airport. Then employed by the University of Michigan's Willow Run Research Center, as technical assistant, on the first BOMARK missle computer. Then on to Burroughs Corporation Detroit as head of the Military Field Research Division for Computer operated guided missiles ( Atlas) (including Head of Publications) and Data acquisition computers at Both US (Cape Carnaval launch site and German Air Defense Networks) .
He then moved on to North Electric Galion Ohio, where he headed a US Air Force electronic switching Field Research Project including Publications Manager. Moving on to General Dynamics in Rochester New York as project manager for the under ground Pentagon's electronic switching center for the Joint Chief of Staff (Including publications, design,and field service). He holds 18 US and foreign patents and was VP for research (a company formed on his inventions - the energy beam) writing several technical books. He also worked as consultant to various companies i.e. Williams Research, Wald Lake Mchigan (where he wrote technical manuals on the Cruise Missile Engine) .
Later he help write the Bendix Ann Arbor's technical publication for the Air Forces secret Emergency Rocket Communication System. He then formed his own company in Westland Michigan, Fairbairn Research, Innovation and Development now (FRIPRO) Fairbairn,T.E. where he resides today serving the public in Computer PC technology, and eBook publications. He designed and operates his own (and others) web sites which carries many of his accomplishments and services, including the first complete (full length Sci-Fi novel) eBook on line, this book "Lords of the Crescent", still airs on line - today, refer to: http://www.fripro.com
Other publications he wrote and published are: "Solar Fishpon" (How to Build, Operate, and Maintain - a first VCR Video Book) A Interactive LaserDisc Video Book for Television "Lords of the Crescent" published on 12 inch CAV LaserDisc. Ion Plasma Oscillator listed Detroit Library R654.122 F15i Fairbairn Thomas E. Manuscripts still being written, "S. E. A. Storm, Beyond The Light Barrier". Two technical full length references books, also in the works, "The Energy Beam and The Ether, Mass-Radiation, Quantum Theory" and another reference book, "Energy Streams and The Ether Universe".
Visit Tom's Website http://www.fripro.com/
