There Were No Free Lunches

About the Book

About the Book Have you ever wondered what living conditions were like for a young city boy during the struggles of the Great Depression? His dad was a mariner and earning the family living on the high seas during those difficult years. Young Oscar had to face up to making his life path decisions mostly by himself. He learned early in life that he would have to assume the responsibility for achieving his personal goals. He recognized that it would require determination and hard work to enable events to occur that coincided with his ambitions. His autobiography steps through 76 years of the ups and downs and challenges that he met and conquered.

About the Author

About the Author Oscar W. Sepp was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1931 and spent his growing up years in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. He earned his BSME degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He started his career in industry in 1954 as a designer of high-speed automatic packaging equipment with the Colgate Company in Jersey City, New Jersey. While serving as an officer in the US Air Force, he worked closely with the German engineers and scientists employed by the US government through “Operation Paperclip.” He has spent over fifty years in the aerospace discipline and has been the recipient of numerous patents and awards. He now resides with his spouse, JoAnn. in Redlands, California and enjoys painting and gardening.