Tag: Forrest Mims
Forrest Mims on Winning the Rolex Award (And How You Can Too!)
By the early 1990s, Mims had built a reputation as one of America’s foremost citizen scientists.
The Science of a Sunset: Unlocking the Secrets of Our Atmosphere
Many of us have enjoyed a colorful twilight or a stunning sunset. But how often do we think about the science behind these memorable conditions?
For a Maverick Scientist, Curiosity Lead to Unexpected Adventures
In 1907, Forrest Mims’s great-grandfather lost his eyesight in a train track construction accident.
Can a Successful Scientist Be Self-Taught?
Without a college science degree, Mims taught himself the fundamentals of engineering and atmospheric science.
New Long Story Video Tackles “A Battle of Predictions: Junk DNA”
Something happened in 2012 that changed the entire debate in favor of the ID-based prediction that DNA would be largely functional.
