Here's another dose of inspiration from one of our "Homebrew Heroes." Forrest Mims has been one of my heroes for a long time. A colleague yesterday gave me a copy of a recent article in Make about his ozone measuring device (build at home with Radio Shack parts!). With this device he was able to outshine NASA in the data accuracy department. Check out the article:
http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol24?pg=28#pg28
Here's another interesting article by Forrest on amateurs in science: Forrest Mim's article in Science
Re: Peter Cooper Hewitt's birthday
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Holiday declared in honor of Peter Cooper Hewitt!
Because it falls on a Sunday this year, everyone will have Monday off to
celebrate the appropriate lighti...
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