About the Author

Dan Udell is a modern-day Renaissance man, with interests spanning the worlds of science, technology, writing, music, photography, and videography. A lover of nature, Udell grew up in Westchester, New York when ancient farms still covered the landscape.

Udell graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, with degrees in physics and mathematics. He combined these skills with his passion for writing and worked at IBM as a science and technology writer for many years. As IBM's chief spokesperson Udell translated the inner workings of IBM computers on space shuttles to the press and created many worldwide announcements and photo and video landmarks.

Udell teamed up with his wife, Mary, to curate art exhibits for her Sound Shore gallery. His own work has been featured in many one-person and group shows and his photographs are represented in the collections of RPI, MIT, PepsiCo, GE, Merrill Lynch, then-MCI, Benerofe Properties, and other corporations and private holdings. They both have been reading mentors for middle school students at Hudson, New York, for several years.