Forrest Mims: Adventures of an Amateur Scientist (Part 1 of 2)
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- What does it take to be a scientist? For Forrest Mims, the answer is simple: you just have to do science. On this episode of the ID The Future podcast, host @Andrew_McDiarmid begins a two-part conversation with a man who has forged an impressive scientific career on curiosity, determination, and a lot of hard work.
In Part 1 of the conversation, Mims takes us back to his childhood to show us how his parents and early experiences inspired his later scientific pursuits. Mims dishes on his exploits as a young inventor, experiencing a volcanic eruption, an early lesson in respect for electricity, the thrill of watching a Sputnik rocket booster race across the sky, and the chain of events that led to his co-founding of MITS, the company that pioneered the personal computing era. He also discusses his brief but memorable association with America’s oldest magazine, Scientific American, and how a potential career setback became a catalyst for remarkable achievements in atmospheric science.
Named “one of the 50 best brains in science” by Discover Magazine, Forrest M. Mims III has been an instrument designer, science writer, and consultant for NASA an NOAA. He has published over 60 books. His Radio Shack technology books alone have sold over 7.5 million copies. His columns have appeared in Scientific American, Popular Electronics, The Citizen Scientist, and elsewhere. His scientific publications have appeared in Nature, Science, The Journal of Molecular Evolution, Applied Optics, and other journals.
This is Part 1 of a two-part interview.
Find more resources and episodes at www.idthefuture.com.
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I loved those Radio Shack engineer notebooks. I originally taught computer science at a Christian high school in the early 80s, but later those notebooks got me into electronics as an adult. In fact, I joined the US Navy as an electronics technician after 4 years as a teacher and then went on to obtain an electrical engineering degree once I got out of the Navy. Like Forrest, as a kid I loved model rockets, and also had a father who was a jet pilot and a civil engineer. Further, I studied the creation-evolution controversy from high school onward. It motivated me to pursue seminary training through the doctoral level later in life. Again, Forrest Mims was a major mentor and I am gratified to know we have a few things in common. This new book is a great read down memory lane.
Mr. Mims is a legend. This interview is long overdue! Thank you so much for doing this.
Wow! What a blessing to listen to Forrest Mims share his story. I look forward to listening to part two. God bless you both.
Truly an inspiring and heart warming conversation. Thanks.
Legendary and I owe so much to him for the elementary electronics lessons.
Forrest is awesome.
I had that 1975 Popular Science magazine with the MITS Altair computer on the cover. I loved it, but years later I came back home and threw my stacks of magazines away. Ugh! That issue is worth a lot of money today.
Much nicer than just auto! Thanks!!
This needs to be made into a movie
Hi to Forrest. I did some electronic kit work with my father for Tandy back in the 70's. I remember him kindly mentioning your name as we worked on the kit development. I am passing these links on to my father, Franklin Swan Sr. I'm sure he will be pleased to get these updates!
Oh wow! I've got one of his electronics, hand written style books! It was the text book I used in the mid 80's in 9th grade.
Blessings