Forrest M. Mims III is an amateur scientist and magazine columnist and the author of the popular "Engineer's Mini-Notebook"-series of instructional books originally sold in Radio Shack electronics stores. Mims graduated from Texas A&M University in 1966 (major in government with minors in English and history) then became a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force. Mims has no formal academic training in science but has a career as a science author, … Wikipedia
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Forrest Mims is a Rolex Award laureate and the most widely read electronics author in the world. His sixty books have sold over 7,500,000 copies and have twice been honored for excellence by the Computer Press Association. www.forrestmims.org
This March 31, 2006 article by Forrest Mims touched off public controversy concerning what it is that Prof. Pianka had actually stated during his March 3, 2006 lecture. www.geocities.com/tetrahedronomega/pianka-mims.html
The Society for Amateur Scientists promotes science literacy by helping ordinary people become engaged in real-life science adventures. - The Society for Amateur Scientists - Science Education Organizations, Science Literacy www.sas.org
All about the sun and sky based on sunlight measurements and photographs made since 1988 by Forrest M. Mims III at Geronimo Creek Observatory in Central Texas. The web site also describes atmospheric research during the burning season in Brazil (1995 and www.sunandsky.org/
Claim CA320.1: Forrest M. Mims III was fired from a job editing Scientific American 's "Amateur Scientist" column because he was a creationist, a clear case of religious discrimination. www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CA/CA320_1.html
