Memoirs of Frederick Martin Phelps III, Professor Emeritus of Physics at Central Michigan University from 1970-2012. Stories include: The trials of a mathematically-oriented student in a public school. The Summer of 1956 at the Los Alamos labs. Creative rebellions of graduate students while being trained by uneducated Sergeants. The consequences of ordering too much Plutonium Fond memories of teaching and mentoring boy scouts and children. Deeply personal testimonies of the impact a college Professor was able to make on his students.