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After a 36 year career as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I am now writing fiction. My first novel, "One Man's Purpose" deals with Martin Quint, himself a Professor at the fictional Cambridge Technology Institute, and is based on my personal experiences as a professor and educator. It's sequel, "'Cross Purposes," follows Martin and his family to a new position, and a new set of crises. The final leg of the trilogy, "A Different Purpose," brings new challenges both in the academic world, and at home. It answers some questions, but raises others that have no answers..
During my long career, I have written several textbooks, hundreds of scientific papers, quite a few patents, started two companies, co-edited two journals and two books series, and taught, literally, thousands of students. Now I'm writing stories about the high-tech academic life, and I'm having a blast. I also blog on issues of online education at www.sdsenturia.com and I co-lead faculty-development workshops for those seeking academic careers in STEM fields. Details at www.stephendsenturia.com/the-academic-life
In addition to my writing and blogging, my wife and I are active in the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, a group of 550 retirees who teach 12-week seminar classes to each other. I have taught seminars on many topics, including geology, the physics of music, particle physics, game theory, and, most recently, on Faulkner.
We live in Lexington, MA, have three wonderful children and seven equally wonderful grandchildren.
