Ante-Babel

A young man who grows up in rural Connecticut exhibits talents in both Biology and Technology early in his High School years. Though he wants to stay close to his Dad when he goes to college, he decides to accept a full scholarship from an Ivy League school and moves away from home. His experience there is about obtaining the education he needs in BioTech, but also making the contacts to enable his entrepreneurial spirit. Then, his life begins to take a turn to developing a device that permits anyone to understand any language, truly emulating what the world would be like if the mythical tower of Babel had never happened and everyone was able to converse with anyone.
The plot thickens when he is linked to government factions, one hostile, the other friendly. With twists and turns throughout the story, the reader will not anticipate what is about to happen from chapter to chapter.