Robert D. Grappel

I first started writing poetry while in college (to fulfill my undergraduate English requirement), in addition to obtaining graduate degrees in Physics and Computer Science. Attending school in the late 1960’s, I naturally became a self-taught folk singer — a hobby that I still pursue avidly (my main instruments are the autoharp and the 12-string guitar). My “day job” involved designing radar and communications systems for air-traffic control, combining my scientific bent with my life-long fascination with aviation.