Mims, Forrest M

Make: Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist

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ISBN 13:: 9781680458169
author:: Mims, Forrest M
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Make Community, LLC
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 345
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 centimetres (0
Genre:: Science, General, Biography,
Condition:: New
Availability:: Item usually sent within 10 working days

£19.30

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Forrest Mims' memoir offers an intimate portrait of a self-made scientist who defied conventional wisdom to forge a distinguished career in science. Despite lacking academic training, he sparked his childhood curiosity and went on to create innovative devices that impressed the scientific community. From inventing a new method of rocket control at 13 to designing an analog computer that translated Russian into English, Forrest's life is marked by improbable and dramatic experiences. His work took him from majoring in government to creating a hand-held radar device for guiding the blind, and even earned him special clearance to work on top-secret laser research. This memoir shares a revelatory look inside the scientific community and tells the story of a lifelong learner who stood by his convictions, even when pressured to conform.

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