8 THE BRIEFCASE OF A LASER SPY
There was a time when I was intrigued by the technology of spying, especially the incredible devices developed for Agent 007 by Q in the James Bond movies. While Q was explaining to Bond how to use his latest fictional gadget, I was trying to figure out how to make a working version. I did not want to be a traditional spy; I just wanted to design their instruments.
When I was growing up, I spent hours experimenting with invisible ink and devising secret codes. When I was a senior at Texas A&M, a CIA representative visiting the campus on a recruitment tour learned about my miniature radios and lightwave communicators and encouraged me to apply for an intelligence position after completing my four-year Air Force ...
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