Hopping Powder

By Mario V. Farina

This is a fictional tale of a discovery made at RPI of a product called Hopping Powder. People were able to use this material for hopping from place to place. It became a mode of transportation that replaced other forms and eliminated the need to gasoline. Ordinary sand was used as the fuel to be used. But, there were problems.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mario V. Farina
• Release date: Mar 29, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310194177

Mario V. Farina

Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor ([e-mail]).

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