After leaving NAA he continued his education, obtaining a PhD in Music.

It's actually surprising how many engineering types are attracted to music either as hobbies or as second careers. (I'm also a musician.)

I was touring Europe with Dr. Thompson a few years back and our bus got a flat tire in the backwoods of Switzerland. None of the jacks was of the right dimensions or strength to lift the bus. Our bus driver was at his wit's end before learning that of the 66 occupants of the bus, some two dozen were either practicing engineers, retired engineers, or engineering students.

My butcher used to work for Lockheed. Small world.