Life and Wisdom: THE LIVING OF LIFE and The Wisdom Generated Thereby of Gerald Paul Kooyers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615907482)

Gerald Paul Kooyers is an entrepreneur/writer. He holds a BS in Engineering Physics and an MA in Physics from the University of California. He completed graduate courses in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He did fundamental research in electronic devices at Litton Industries, in San Carlos, California. In 1959 he became a pioneer in computer modeling, devising a large signal analysis of the Injected Beam Cross Field Amplifier by construction of a computer model. The computer model was used to design and successfully manufacture this device. He then built a complex computer model of the Distributed Emission Crossed Field Amplifier. This device was later used in the Aegis phased array radar system of the United States Navy. He performed a model based study to be the first to show feasibility of ion propulsion for spacecraft. Leaving Litton he established himself in his own business. He consulted and was a system analysis for various clients. He built a very large complex computer model for analyzing military force level requirements. This program was in the nature of a computer language and was called BALFRAM. (Balanced Force Requirements Analysis Modeling) This computer model was used by military planners of the free world. After conducting many more scientific and engineering studies on various electronic devices and sundry scientific projects, he built a trading system to trade commodity futures contracts on the futures exchanges of the United States. This computer based system generated huge profits for clients of sundry brokerage firms. He has engaged in several entrepreneurial ventures in consulting, real estate, farming, logging, outfitting, and mining, and spent a good part of his life hunting and fishing. Eventually the vicissitudes of life caught up with him and he went broke. He now writes books to entertain himself and help maintain his dear wife of 58 years along with the help of his social security. They now live in Idaho, have six children, 20 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren as of 2015. His writing reflects his many experiences and his lifelong commitment to follow and love his Lord Jesus Christ. His Dutch ancestors, victims of religious persecution, became pioneers in the Michigan wilderness in the 1840's. His writings reflect his reformed understanding of the Christian faith. He is now retired and lives on the Salmon River of Idaho.