Colin Kapp

Derek Ivor Colin Kapp (3 April 1928 – 3 August 2007) was a British science fiction author; he was most often published under the byline Colin Kapp. As an electronic engineer, he began his career with Mullard Electronics then specialised in electro-plating techniques, eventually becoming a freelance consultant engineer. This technical background probably enabled him to write semi-realistic science fiction stories. He was born in Southwark, south London, 3 April 1928 to John L. F. Kapp and Annie M.A. (née Towner)A contemporary of Brian Aldiss and James White, as an author, Kapp is best known for his stories about the Unorthodox Engineers.