Fibonacci Sequence

About the Book

INTRODUCTION FACT: Fibonacci Sequence {fee-boh-nah’-chee} - A Fibonacci sequence is one in which each term is the sum of the two terms immediately preceding it. It is named for its discoverer, Leonardo Fibonacci (LEONARDO PISANO). The numbers may also be referred to as Fibonacci numbers. Fibonacci sequences have proven useful in number theory, geometry, the theory of continued fractions, and genetics. One industrious young computer programmer in Dallas applied the Fibonacci theorem in creating an analytic solution to cryptographic systems. As the majority of the computer mainframes and networks throughout the world are protected using the Data Encryption Standard (DES) developed by IBM in 1976, the young programmer now had the “key” required to access any mainframe system he chose.

About the Author

J. Michael Stephens For 14 years, J. Michael Stephens held senior management positions with Fortune 500 corporations including Lear Siegler, AFG Industries and PGSI. He founded a Phoenix, Arizona based real estate and development corporation in 1995. Thereafter, he founded a privately held consulting company. From 1996 through 2000, this privately held business finance and consulting organization assisted small businesses and start-up companies in turn-around, growth, equity and debt financing. He served as an Officer and Director of a technology development corporation from 1997 to 2000, and he co-founded a second successful a research and development entity in 2001. In April 2003, Stephens resigned his corporate administrative responsibilities to pursue a career as an author.