RSSForrest Mims III
Forrest M. Mims III, an amateur scientist and Rolex Award winner, was named one of the “50 Best Brains in Science” by Discover magazine. His books have sold more than 7 million copies. He also edits The Citizen Scientist. (sas.org/tcs).Author of these Magazine Articles
Doing Science With a Digital Scanner
When the subject is two-dimensional, flatbed digital scanners can play a major role in imaging science.
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Country Scientist
from MAKE:
20: For Kids of All Ages page 28
How to Study Tree Rings
Tree rings can tell us about past precipitation, climate, major volcano eruptions, and forest fires.
In
Country Scientist
from MAKE:
19: Robots page 26
Image Analysis
Easily analyze scientific images.
In
Country Scientist
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 42
How to Photograph the Solar Aureole
Build a simple occluder for your digital camera to shoot the sun's halo.
In
Country Scientist
from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 48
Photographer for these Magazine Articles
Doing Science With a Digital Scanner
When the subject is two-dimensional, flatbed digital scanners can play a major role in imaging science.
In
Country Scientist
from MAKE:
20: For Kids of All Ages page 28
How to Study Tree Rings
Tree rings can tell us about past precipitation, climate, major volcano eruptions, and forest fires.
In
Country Scientist
from MAKE:
19: Robots page 26
Image Analysis
Easily analyze scientific images.
In
Country Scientist
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 42
How to Photograph the Solar Aureole
Build a simple occluder for your digital camera to shoot the sun's halo.
In
Country Scientist
from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 48
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