Huntley, Les

Les Huntley is one of those unusual people who having no concept of their limitations often succeed in areas where they have no training. As a young man he noticed the local builder was a man who spent his evenings in the bars and his days fighting hangovers and decided if such a man could build houses, he could too. Starting with nothing but an idea, he proceeded to build a three bedroom ranch from scratch, from plans to completion, a building that continues to provide housing more than 50 years later. Being employed with the National Bureau of Standards with new BS-Physics in hand, he was so...