Name Your Price

By Joe R. Eagleman

Joe R. Eagleman, Ph.D. tells in this autobiography about the many facets of his life. His invention of an artificial tornado that extended from the ceiling of his laboratory at the University of Kansas resulted in local interest as well as international filming from a news crew from Japan. It later became the subject of a lawsuit between Universal Studios in Hollywood and the Volvo Company. After he was told by Universal Studios to "Name your price" he became involved in this successful lawsuit. A 50 foot version of his tornado was the main attraction in the Twister Building at Universal Studios Park in Orlando Florida from 1998 to 2015. Another copy of his tornado was created with his help by Ned Kahn at the Exploratorium in San Francisco and has been an attraction there for many decades. This autobiography tells of his early life on the farm as one of 12 children who was told by an older brother that he would never amount to anything. He tells of experiences in the one room rural grade school and of dealing with a bully on the playground. It includes his development as a scientist, artist, musician, luthier, marksman, taxidermist and other endeavors.His unique journey to becoming a Professor and Research Scientist is described. His career resulted in one who had experiments on Skylab and who influenced many thousands of students through his teaching and books and who made national changes to tornado safety guidelines.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512213438
• ISBN13: 9781512213430
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"