A. M. (Archibald Montgomery) Low

Born in England in 1888, Archibald Montgomery Low built a reputation as an engineer, research physicist, inventor, and prolific author. He wrote more than 40 books, including works of popular science and several science-fiction adventures, often publishing as A. M. Low or "Professor" Archibald Low.

Low is especially remembered for pioneering work in radio control and early unmanned aircraft, and he was also involved in early television research. That mix of hands-on experimentation and big-picture imagination shaped his writing, which aimed to make science exciting and understandable for ordinary readers.

For readers, his appeal lies in the way he stood with one foot in the laboratory and the other in tomorrow. Whether explaining technology or imagining where it might lead, he wrote with the enthusiasm of someone convinced that science would transform everyday life.