Interview: Ask Forrest Mims About Rockets, Electronics, and Engineering 120
With his popular Getting Started in Electronics, and Engineer's Mini-Notebook series and a number of different electronics kits sold at Radio Shack, Forrest Mims inspired countless scientists and engineers. Even though he received no formal academic training in science, Forrest has appeared in 70 magazines and scientific journals. He has worked as a consultant for the National Geographic Society, the National Science Teachers Association, and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Today, Mims works on many scientific projects including climate change research. He's agreed to answer all your questions about science and engineering. As usual, ask as many as you'd like, but please, one question per post.
inspiration - personal (Score:5, Interesting)
You are the quintessential tinkerer with a non-standard education. What was the key inspiration that started you on this path?
inspiration - others (Score:4, Interesting)
What do you feel provides the most inspiration in others, in particular kids, to learn and do hands on tasks?
Model Rocketry (Score:3, Interesting)
Please retell the story of how you got started in Model Rocketry and some of your earlier projects, successes, and of course failures. Be sure to name names and clubs!
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projects (Score:2, Interesting)
Of all the projects you have worked on, what has been your favorite? Personal or professional. (I would like to express my gratitude, getting started with electronics, got me started in electronics and I am now an engineer. I also have a "non-standard" education as they say, having mostly taught myself from reading and taking online free courses.
Re:Ask him about Darwin (Score:5, Interesting)
Not the AC above, but logged in...
Mims, why do you trust science when it comes to electronics, but not when it comes to biology?