Colin Kapp

Colin Kapp

April 03, 1928 – August 03, 2007

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.