About the Author
As a scientist, engineer, and visionary technology planner Donald Marx has made his mark in many fields including engineering, aviation and aerospace, space and information technologies, cybersecurity, transportation, energy, international development, global commerce, elementary education, and the arts, and he continues to do so at age 83. He has a message for all of us, “Learn about climate change for the sake of future generations.” Marx is a Purdue University graduate with a BS in Electrical Engineering, with an MS in Systems Management from Southern California University, and extensive Air Force training in Aerospace Engineering. He rose to the pinnacle of aviation as an experimental test pilot and astronaut candidate. Enchanted with space, the new frontier, he moved to leadership roles in commercial space technology, President Reagan’s “Star Wars” program, and information technology where he developed some of the earliest cybersecurity patents. He has been a contributor to many of the technological advancements and events of the past 70 years. Marx’s scientific work has merited presentation at the National Academy of Sciences. Importantly, his visionary leadership has been instrumental in planning the deployment of a broad range of new technologies.
While not a trained climate scientist, his recognized scientific and engineering achievements make him a credible resource for interpreting science for lay people. Marx draws on five hundred hours of researching scientific, engineering, social and political literature to present the reader with an unbiased, apolitical, scientifically based understanding of climate change and its impact on our planet. He is critical of many mis-guided approaches to climate change; and his in-depth view of what mankind should be doing is farseeing. Learn more about Marx in his book, “If I Dream It, I Can Build It.” Mr. Marx has availed himself of Artificial Intelligence tools to speed research, confirm information sources, and correlate various study findings presented in this book. All information extracted from news sources have been validated through other original scientific sources. Supposed scientific studies sponsored by organizations with conflicts of interest, e.g. studies paid for by the oil industry, were not taken at face value. Studies with broad, extensive peer review were given the highest value.