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David K. Stumpf

DAVID K. STUMPF is a retired plant biochemist and military historian who has written six books on American weapons systems. His recent books include The Last Thirty Seconds, Growler and Grayback: Two of a Kind and Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare.

Stumpf holds a Ph.D. in Plant Biochemistry from the University of Madison and worked as a research scientist at the University of Arizona. He served on the Board of Directors of the Pima Air and Space Museum for five years.

When not writing, Stumpf served as a docent historian at the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona, from 1987 to 1995 and was instrumental in the museum receiving National Historic Landmark status.

David lives in Tucson, Arizona.

David K. Stumpf’s books are published by Turner Publishing.

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