Arthur J. Mason

About the Book

Arthur Mason Cappon first became interested in the life of his grandfather Arthur J. Mason at the young age of 3 years old, when Mason passed away. Cappon grew up hearing many a tale about his grandfather from his mother and when he retired from his career as an engineer at the age of 82, he decided to begin researching Mason’s life. Cappon would spend the rest of his life perfecting this book until he passed away at the age of 93. Arthur J. Mason was a noted engineer, inventor and agriculturist.

About the Author

The author was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 7, 1929, and grew up in Chicago and Providence, Rhode Island. He studied Engineering at the University of Rhode Island after a brief stint in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, during which he requested to go to radar school, inspiring his future career. He worked full time as a principal engineer until he retired at age 82, after which he started work on this biography of his grandfather.