Science AMA Series: I’m amateur scientist and author Forrest M. Mims
III. For many years I wrote books and developed lab kits for RadioShack,
which still stocks my best-selling “Getting Started in Electronics.”
Abstract
Hi reddit! My main interests are doing science, writing books, and
keeping a photographic record of the plants and animals on the land
behind my office and residence. Since 1990, I’ve measured the ozone
layer, the water vapor layer, solar UV-B, haze and various other
atmospheric parameters. Many of my findings have been published in
peer-reviewed scientific journals, and you can see a list of
publications and some of the data at http://www.forrestmims.org. You can
learn more about my research and interests in a Slashdot Q&A in 2014:
https://features.slashdot.org/story/14/06/08/206220/interviews-forrest-mims-answers-your-questions
Last year I talked to Slashdotters about airport security and
electronics:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/15/12/24/2147204/forrest-mimms-on-modern-air-travel-with-a-bag-full-of-electronics
Recently I completed a nine-week assignment from NOAA to calibrate their
world standard ozone instrument at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory
(11,200 feet MSL). This was my 25th year to calibrate instruments at
MLO. Let me know if you have any questions. I’ll be glad to respond for
an hour or so and then must conduct the daily sun and sky observations.
I’ll be back at 1 pm EST (10 am PST, 6 pm UTC) to answer your questions,
ask me anything!