Luther Macon Epps (January 16, 1920 – August 30, 2012) was an American engineer, inventor, author and poet. He studied
Aeronautical Engineering at
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...
, graduating in 1940. As an engineer and manager he worked for the
Grumman Aerospace Corporation for 37 years. Most notably he worked on the
Apollo Lunar Module
The Apollo Lunar Module (LM ), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface during the United States' Apollo program. It was the first crewed ...
as the
Assistant Program Manager, but he also had other positions.
[
] As an inventor he received a patent in 1978 for a "combined water heater and sauna room heater device". He was a lifelong member of the
Rotary International
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. After his retirement, Epps founded the I-Cubed Corporation, which specialized in new innovations and part-time jobs for other retired engineers.
Just a few days before his death, he ended second place in a writing contest in the retirement community University Village
Thousand Oaks.
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Bibliography
Epps authored numerous books, among which were short stories, children's stories, books on designs, books on spiritual traditions and his memoirs.
Books
*''Little girls in cross-stitch: Designs'', Green Apple Co, 1979
*''For and About Children'', Green Apple, 1981
*''Universal Spiritual Thoughts: Comparative Quotations on Twenty Virtues from Nine Spiritual Traditions, 1st Book Library, 3 October 2003, with co-author William N. Garlington
*''Senior Short Stories: Written By A Senior For Other Seniors'', CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 30 December 2008
*''Old Granddad's Children's Stories'', CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 12 April 2009
*''Looking Back 90 Years: True Experiences—1924 To 2009'', CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 17 January 2010
Pamphlets
*''Think Snow- Graphed Designs on Snow Skiing'', Green Apple Co, 1981
*''Prayer Rug (Design in Counted Cross Stitch, 8171)'', P.M. Designs, 1981
*''Christmas Gift Children Counted Cross Stitch Craft Book (Book #522)'', Green Apple Company, 1998
References
External links
Epps' Google Profile
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American male poets
20th-century American engineers
20th-century American inventors
2012 deaths
1920 births
20th-century American poets
20th-century American male writers