Eighty Quick Years

By Greg O'Callaghan

The author was born before the outbreak of World War II, and so his story spans eighty years, which from his point of view have passed very quickly-"time flies when you are having fun," as they say. He had careers as a secondary teacher and principal, a mathematics lecturer, and later as a scientific programmer. He also had a twenty-year career running the hurdles. He and his wife had four beautiful daughters who were all into running and basketball. As a family they travelled widely within Australia, to the west, the north and the centre, including to Burke & Wills territory and the Simpson Desert. A strong interest developed in bushwalking and hiking, which eventually took them to exotic locations within Europe, New Zealand, Nepal and South America.

As well as biographical content, there are stories about the Melbourne Olympic Games (1956), Australia's first computer (CSIRAC), jazz music, track & field athletics, mathematics and other subjects that interest the author, such as religion. The book gives flashes of insight into social history covering eight decades of major change and technological development. It presents a smorgasbord of personal experiences of Australia in the 20th and 21st centuries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0228886066
• ISBN13: 9780228886068
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Tellwell Talent
• Length: 646 Pages
• Weight: 2.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"