Markus Epting was born on August 3, 1983. Markus is a graduate of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in Oxford, MS and also a graduate of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. He has made notable contributions with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the nuclear power industry, and Missile Defense none of which are accredited to this text. The author is a scientist, an engineer, a businessman, and philanthropist.