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Society for Amateur Scientists

The Citizen Scientist, which I edited for the Society for Amateur Scientists from 2003-2010, carried my columns about many aspects of science.


Radio Shack
Getting Started in Electronics has sold more copies than any other book about electronics. The book was written for Radio Shack, where it sold more than 1,300,000 copies. "Getting Started in Electronics" and the Forrest Mims Mini-Notebook series are now published by Master Publishing and can be ordered from the Master Publishing site at www.forrestmims.com. The book is available at amazon.com and at RadioShack stores.

NEWEST BOOK

Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory: Fifty Years of Measuring the Atmosphere. This 265,000-word book was written on assignment from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The book was extensively revised and expanded following three rounds of reviews by a 25-member panel of scientists and former staff of the Mauna Loa Observatory. It was recommended for publication following a 5-month review by two readers retained by the University of Hawaii Press. The catalog listing is
here. Chapter one is here (free). Also see Mauna Loa Observatory page on this site. 

Book Award: Maria A. Latyszewskyj, Chair of the ASLI Choice Committee writes: “On behalf of the Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI), I would like to congratulate you for your book, Hawai'i's Mauna Loa Observatory : fifty years of monitoring the atmosphere which has been chosen as ASLI's Choice 2012 - History award for its engaging perspective on the scientists, discoveries, and ground-breaking atmospheric measurements done at Mauna Loa Observatory. It will be receiving a plaque in Austin, TX during the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Meeting on Wed. Jan. 9, 2012….ASLI's Choice is an award for the best book of 2012 in the fields of meteorology / climatology / atmospheric sciences. For more information on the award please see http://aslionline.org/wp/asli-choice/ and p. 714 of May 2012 issue of BAMS (Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)….”


RECENT SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS

Forrest M. Mims III, Lin H. Chambers and David R. Brooks, Measuring Total Column Water Vapor by Pointing an Infrared Thermometer at the Sky, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, accepted for publication on 26 May 2011.
Forrest M. Mims III, LED Sun Photometry, Optics and Photonics News, Vol. 20, Issue 9, pp. 32-38, 2009. 
      
David R. Brooks, Forrest M. Mims III, and Richard Roettger, Inexpensive Near-IR Sun Photometer for Measuring Total Column Water, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 24, 1268–1276, July 2007.

Sarah A. Mims and Forrest M. Mims III, Fungal spores are transported long distances in smoke from biomass fires, Atmospheric Environment 38, 651-655, 2004.

Forrest M. Mims III, Avian influenza and UV-B blocked by biomass smoke (letter), Environmental Health Perspectives 113, A806-7, 2005.

"THE COUNTRY SCIENTIST"

My weekly science column in the San Antonio Express-News is called "The Country Scientist." This column has appeared in the Seguin Gazette-Enterprise since January 1999. Recent columns are linked
here. These columns will eventually be supported by a new web site. Scroll down to the end of this page for the most recent installment.  

"COUNTRY SCIENTIST" COLUMN IN MAKE MAGAZINE

"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." (From MAKE Magazine.) These are mainly science project columns and are unrelated to the newspaper columns.

How to Make and Use Retroreflectors
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 35 pp.

How to Document what you Make or Discover
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 34 pp.

Exploring Your World Through a Pinhole
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 33 pp.
 
Making Synthesized Music from your Data
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 32 pp. 144-146 

Transform Objects into Sounds with the PunkPAC
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 31 pp. 152-154 

Using Sensors with Data Loggers
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 30 pp. 146-149

How to Track the Leading Greenhouse Gas
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 29 pp. 28-30
 
Record Your World from a Picture Post
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 28 pp. 30-32 

Startups: Origins of the PC Revolution
Click on title for full text of this review of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's "Idea Man."
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 27 pp. 28-30 

Ultra Simple Sunshine Recorders

In Country Scientist from MAKE: 26: pp. 28-30

Capturing and Studying Airborne Dust, Smoke and Spores

In Country Scientist from MAKE: 25 pp. 26-28

Becoming an Amateur Scientist
Sometimes the capabilities of the amateur scientist rival or even exceed those of their professional counterparts.
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 24 pp. 26-28

The Infrared Thermometer: An Essential Science Gadget
While I've spent 20 years measuring sunlight, haze, the ozone layer, and the water vapor layer using various homemade insruments, a couple of IR thermometers are among the most important gadgets in my science toolbox.
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 23 pp. 26-28

Data Mining
How to analyze scientific data.
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 22 pp. 26-28

Snow Science
Conduct winter experiments.
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 21 pp. 26-28

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 pp. 28-30

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 pp. 26-28

Image Analysis
Easily analyze scientific images.
In Country Scientist from MAKE: 18 pp. 42-44

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 pp. 48-50

PUBLICATIONS

A list of most print publications follows. Thanks to my wife Minnie for adding some 365 citations to my weekly newspaper science columns since 1999 and hundreds of magazine article citations. This list will be eventually expanded to include all web publications.
 

1. SELECTED SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

F. M. Mims III and R. Lopina, Ram Air as a Method of Rocket Control, Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Control and Flight Mechanics Conference, paper 70-970, August 1970.
 
F. M. Mims III, Relaxation Oscillators Provide Compact Drive for Injection Lasers, Electronics, 88-90, July 19, 1971.

F. M. Mims III, Eyeglass Mobility Aids for the Blind: Preliminary Report, Journal of the American Optometric Association, 43, 6, 673-676, 1972. (Invited paper.)

F. M. Mims III, An Infrared Eyeglass Mobility Aid for the Blind, Southwest IEEE Record, April 1972.

F. M. Mims III, Use LEDs, not Lasers, in Rangefinders, Electronic Design, 48-50. May 1972.

F. M. Mims III, An Active Infrared Mobility Aid for the Blind, Proceedings of the Electro-Optical Systems Design Conference, 14-18, June 1972.

F. M. Mims III, Operate Transistors in Avalanche Mode for Fast Pulses with High Current, Microwaves, 73, February 1973.

F. M. Mims III, Sensory Aids for Blind Persons, New Outlook for the Blind, 407-414, November 1973. (Invited general review paper.)

F. M. Mims III, Energy Radiating Mobility Aids for the Blind: Design Considerations and a Progress Report on an Eyeglass Mounted Infrared Aid, American Foundation for the Blind Research Bulletin, 27, 135-156, April 1974. (Invited paper.)

F. M. Mims III, LEDs Replace CRT in Solid-State Scope, Electronics, 110-111, June 26, 1975.

F. M. Mims III, Bidirectional Optoisolator, Electronics, 127, May 10, 1979.

F. M. Mims III, Optoelectronic Alarm Circuit is Time-Sensitive, Electronics, July 5, 1979.

F. M. Mims III, A Bright Future for Fiber Optic Communication, IEEE Potentials, 18-21, February 1984. (Invited general review paper.)

F. M. Mims III, The First Century of Lightwave Communications, International Fiber-Optic Communications, 10-26, February 1982. (Invited historical review paper.)

F. M. Mims III, Sunspots and How to Observe Them Safely, Scientific American, 262, 6, 130-133, June 1990,

F. M. Mims III, How to Monitor Ultraviolet Radiation from the Sun, Scientific American, 263, 2, 106-109, August 1990.

F. M. Mims III, A Remote-Control Camera that Catches the Wind and Captures the Landscape, Scientific American, 263, 2, 126-129, October 1990.

F. M. Mims III, Sun Photometer with Light-Emitting Diodes as Spectrally Selective Detectors, Applied Optics, 31, 33, 6965-6967, 1992.

F. M. Mims III, and E. R. Mims Fluctuations in Column Ozone During the Total Solar Eclipse of July 11, 1991, Geophysical Research Letters, 20, 5, 367-370, 1993. (Also a poster paper at the Quadrennial Ozone Symposium, University of Virginia, June 1992.)

F. M. Mims III, Satellite Monitoring Error, Nature, 361, 505, 1993.

F. M. Mims III, Project Halo: The Annular Solar Eclipse of 1994, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 74, 18, 1, 1993.

F. M. Mims III, Project Halo: Measuring the 1994 Annular Solar Eclipse, Sky & Telescope, 102-104, January 1994.

F. M. Mims III, Exceptionally Low Ozone and High Solar UV Radiation at Texas, Proceedings of the Second Pan Pacific Cooperative Symposium on Impact of Increased UV-B Exposure on Human Health and Ecosystem, Kitakyushu, Japan, October 1993. (Invited paper.) (Also presented in part in both oral and poster papers at the Gordon Conference on the Impact of Volcanism on Global Climate, New England College, New Hampshire, 1993.)

F. M. Mims III, Measuring the Radiation at the Top of the Earth's Atmosphere, Science Probe 1, 2, 93-100, April 1991.

F. M. Mims III, Tracking the Ozone Layer, Science Probe 2, 4, 32-41, November 1992.

F. M. Mims III, How to Measure the Ozone Layer, Science Probe 2, 4, 45-51, November 1992.

F. M. Mims III, Surveying Your Environment, Science Probe 2, 4, 3, November 1992.

F. M. Mims III, In Defense of Radioactive Journals, Nature 359, 784, 1992.

F. M. Mims III, The Sun Photometer Atmospheric Network (SPAN): Observations of Record Low Ozone and Other Results of a 4-Year Pilot Study, Proceedings of the UV Index Meeting, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, November 1993. (Invited paper.)

F. M. Mims III, and John E. Frederick, Cumulus Clouds and UV-B, Nature 371, 291, 1994.

F. M. Mims III, Project Halo Update, Sky & Telescope, December 1994.

F. M. Mims III, Beware the glare of black light, New Scientist, 144, 1957/1958, 71-72, 1994.

F. M. Mims III, J. Ladd and R. Blaha, Increased Solar Ultraviolet-B Associated with Record Low Ozone Over Texas, Geophysical Research Letters 22, 227-230, 1995.

F. M. Mims III, William F. Barnard, Arthur C. Neuendorffer and Gordon J. Labow, Unusually Low Ozone Detected Over South-Central U.S. EOS 76, 113-115 (1995).

F. M. Mims III, Aerosol Optical Depth, Ultraviolet-B and Total Sky Irradiance during SCAR-B (Brazil), final report for NASA purchase order No. S-59036-Z, 1995.

F. M. Mims III, Smoke and Rainforests, Science 270, 5243, 1995.

F. M. Mims III, UV Radiation and Field Experiments, BioScience 46, 564-565, 1996.

F. M. Mims III, Biological Effects of Diminished UV and Visible Sunlight Caused by Severe Air Pollution, Proceedings of the International Radiation Symposium, Session 8, Fairbanks, Alaska, 19-24 August 1996, 905-908.

F. M. Mims III, Significant Reduction in UV-B Caused by Smoke from Biomass Burning in Brazil, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 64, 123-125, 1996.

F. M. Mims III, The Science that Happens through Partnerships, Proceedings of the Student-Scientist Partnership Conference, Washington, DC, 23-25 October, 1996.

F. M. Mims III, Aerosol Optical Thickness, Total Ozone, UV-B, Diffuse/Total Solar Irradiance and Sky Polarization Through Forest Fire Smoke and Stratospheric Aerosols During TOMS Overpasses, final report for NASA purchase order No. S-78417-Z, 1996.

F. M. Mims III, Hands-On Activities: The Better Approach to Teaching Biology, Journal of College Science Teaching 26, 377, 1997 (letter).

F. M. Mims III, and D. J. Travis, Aircraft Contrails Reduce Solar Irradiance, EOS 78, 448-449, 1997.

F. M. Mims III, B. N. Holben, T. F. Eck, B. C. Montgomery and W. B. Grant, Smoky Skies, Mosquitoes, and Disease, Science 276, 1774-1775, 1997.

F. M. Mims III, and Bradley S. White, Scientific Studies During the 1997 Burning Season at Alta Floresta, Brazil, final report for NASA purchase order S-97728-Z, 1997.

F. M. Mims III, Health effects of tropical smoke, Nature 390, 222-223, 1997.

F. M. Mims III, Solar corona caused by juniper pollen in Texas, Applied Optics 37, 1486-1488, 20 March 1998.

Brooks, David R., Forrest M. Mims III, Tran Nguyen, and Stephen Bannasch: Characterization of LED-based sun photometers for use as GLOBE instruments. Third Annual GLOBE Conference, Snowmass, Colorado, August 3-7, 1998.

F. M. Mims III, Ups and Downs of UV-B, BioScience 48, 646-648, August 1998 (invited book review).

F. M. Mims III, An Inexpensive and Accurate Student Sun Photometer with Light-Emitting Diodes as Spectrally Selective Detectors, Proceedings of the Third Annual GLOBE Conference, 232-239, August 1998.

F. M. Mims III, and David R. Brooks, Sampling strategies for the GLOBE Sun photometer network, Proceedings of the Fourth Annual GLOBE Conference, University of New Hampshire, July 1999 (www.globe.gov).

Brooks, David R., and Forrest M. Mims III: Calibration and Data Collection With the GLOBE Sun Photometer. Fourth Annual GLOBE Conference, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA, July 19-23, 1999.

Brooks, David R., Forrest M. Mims III, George Strachan, Susannah Kim, Jean Yeung, Brent Holben, Alexander Smirnov: Calibrating the GLOBE Sun Photometer. AGU Spring Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, May 31-June 4, 1999.

F. M. Mims III, Amateur Science--Strong Tradition, Bright Future, Science 284, 55-56, 1999.

F. M. Mims III, An International Haze-Monitoring Network for Students, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 80, 1421-1431, 1999 (cover article).

F. M. Mims III, Solar Radiometer with Light-Emitting Diodes as Spectrally-Selective Detectors, Optics and Photonics News 11, 3-4, 2000.

David R. Brooks and Forrest M. Mims III, Development of an inexpensive handheld LED-based Sun photometer for the GLOBE program, J. Geophysical Research 106, 4733-4740, 2001.

Marian Morys, Forrest M. Mims III, Scott Hagerup, Stanley Anderson, Aaron Baker, Jesse Kia and Travis Walkup, Design, calibration and performance of MICROTOPS II handheld ozone monitor and Sun photometer, J. of Geophysical Research 106, 14,573-14,582, 2001.

F. M. Mims III, Solar UV-B measured at the surface and inferred by satellite at a rural Texas site, 1994-2001, Proc. SPIE, Ultraviolet Ground- and Space-based Measurements, Models and Effects 4482, 177-186, 2001.

F. M. Mims III, Spectral Absorption and Response: Does the association of spectral absorption bands in sunlight with the spectral response of photoreceptors in plants imply coincidence, adaptation or design?, Progress in Complexity, Information and Design, 1, Winter 2002.

F. M. Mims III, An inexpensive and stable LED Sun photometer for measuring the water vapor column over South Texas from 1990 to 2001, Geophysical Research Letters 29, 20-1 to 20-4, 2002.

Forrest M. Mims III and David Brooks, Validation of remote-sensing satellites using inexpensive, ground-based instruments (GLOBE Annual Meeting, July 2002).

Brooks, David R., and Mims, Forrest M. III: The GLOBE Aerosol Monitoring Project: Where Are We Now and Where Do We Go From Here? GLOBE Seventh Annual Meeting, July 22-26, 2002.

Brooks, David R., Forrest M. Mims III, Arlene S. Levine, Dwayne Hinton, The GLOBE/GIFTS Water Vapor Monitoring Project:An Educator's Guide with Activities in Earth Sciences. NASA Publication EG-2003-12-06-LARC, 2003.

F. M. Mims III, Five years of photosynthetic radiation measurements using a new kind of LED sensor, Photochemistry and Photobiology 77,30-33, 2003.

F. M. Mims III, Solar aureoles caused by dust, smoke and haze, Applied Optics 42, 492-496, 2003.

F.M. Mims III and Brooks, David R.: A 2-Year Comparison of Aerosol Optical Thickness Measurements by the GLOBE Sun Photometer and the Terra and Aqua Satellites. 8th Annual Meeting, Boulder Colorado, July 25-30, 2004.

Sarah A. Mims and Forrest M. Mims III, Fungal spores are transported long distances in smoke from biomass fires, Atmospheric Environment 38, 651-655, 2004.

Forrest M. Mims III, Avian influenza and UV-B blocked by biomass smoke (letter), Environmental Health Perspectives 113, A806-7, 2005.

David R. Brooks, Forrest M. Mims III and Richard Roettger, Inexpensive Near-IR Sun Photometer for Measuring Total Column Water Vapor, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 24, 1268-1276, July 2007. http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi
L. H. Chambers, E. J. Alston, C. S. Phelps, S. W. Moore, D. D. Diones, P. C. Oots, J. D. Fischer and F. M. Mims III, The My NASA Data Project, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 437-442, April 2008.  

F. M. Mims III, Significant changes in the ratio of pigmented to non-pigmented airborne bacteria associated with suppressed UV-B during smoke events in Brazil (in preparation; to be submitted to Photochemistry and Photobiology).

F. M. Mims III, Tannin distribution in conifer branches in Hawaii and Texas is a UV-B dosimeter (still in preparation).

F. M. Mims III, UV-A and green spectral response of larvae and adult Culex pipiens and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (still in preparation).

Forrest M. Mims III, Donald Pfister and John Barnes, Aeolian transport of Chorioactis geaster from Japan to Texas (still in preparation).

2. BOOKS

More than 65 books (including booklets and manuals), some in various editions and in two or more languages and with total sales exceeding 7,500,000 copies.

1. Model Rocket Telemetry (MITS, 1969).

2. Semiconductor Diode Lasers (with Ralph Campbell, Sams, 1972).

3. Light Emitting Diodes (Sams, 1973).

4. Led Circuits and Projects (Sams, 1973).

5. Electronic Calculators (with H. Edward Roberts, Sams, 1974).

6. Optoelectronics (Sams, 1975).

7. 816 Calculator Assembly Manual (MITS, 1970).

8. Altair 8800 Operator's Manual (MITS, 1975).

9. Introduction to Electronics (Radio Shack, 1972).

10. Introduction to Transistors (Radio Shack 1972).

11. Transistor Projects, Volume 1 (Radio Shack, 1973).

12. Transistor Projects, Volume 2 (Radio Shack, 1974).

13. Transistor Projects, Volume 3 (Radio Shack, 1975).

14. Transistor Projects, Volume 4 (Radio Shack, 1976).

15. Integrated Circuit Projects, Volume 1 (Radio Shack, 1973).

16. Integrated Circuit Projects, Volume 2 (Radio Shack, 1974).

17. Integrated Circuit Projects, Volume 3 (Radio Shack, 1975).

18. Integrated Circuit Projects, Volume 4 (Radio Shack, 1975).

19. Integrated Circuit Projects, Volume 5 (Radio Shack, 1976).

20. Integrated Circuit Projects, Volume 6 (Radio Shack, 1977).

21. Electronics Music Projects (Radio Shack, 1977).

22. Computer Circuits for Experimenters (Radio Shack, 1974).

23. Semiconductor Projects, Volume 1 (Radio Shack, 1975).

24. Semiconductor Projects, Volume 2 (Radio Shack, 1976).

25. Security for Your Home (Radio Shack, 1974).

26. Optoelectronic Projects (Radio Shack, 1975).

27. How to Protect Your CB Rig (Sams, 1976).

28. Electronic Circuitbook 1, Project Construction (Sams, 1976).

29. Electronic Circuitbook 5, LED Projects (Sams, 1976).

30. Home Computers (Consumer Guide, 1978).

31. Number Machines (David McKay, 1977).

32. Lasers, the Incredible Light Machines (David McKay, 1977).

33. Radio Shack Introduces the World of Computing (Radio Shack, 1977).

34. What to Look for Before You Buy an Advanced Calculator (Hewlett-Packard, 1976).

35. The Programming Book (Hewlett-Packard, 1976).

36. The Beginner's Handbook of Electronics (with George Olsen, Prentice-Hall, 980).

37. Light-beam Communications (Sams, 1975).

38. A Practical Introduction to Lightwave Communications (IEEE & Sams, 1982).

39. 103 Projects for Electronics Experimenters (Tab, 1981).

40. Understanding Digital Computers (Radio Shack, 1979).

41. Engineer's Notebook 1 (Radio Shack, 1979).

42. Engineer's Notebook 2 (Radio Shack, 1982).

43. The Forrest Mims Circuit Scrapbook (McGraw-Hill, 1983).

44. Beginner's Guide to Personal Computers (Radio Shack, 1981).

45. Getting Started in Electronics (Radio Shack, 1983).

46. Reference Data for Radio Engineers (Major Contributor, ITT Publishing, 1975).

47. The New American Academic Encyclopedia (Major Contributor, Arete, 1979).

48. Law and the Writer (Contributor, Writer's Digest Books, 1978).

49. Siliconnections (McGraw-Hill, 1985).

50. The Computer Scientist (Osborne/McGraw-hill, 1985).

51. Engineers's Mini-notebook: 555 Timer IC Projects (Siliconcepts, 1984).

52. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Op-amps (Radio Shack 1985).

53. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Optoelectronics (Radio Shack 1985).

54. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Basic Semiconductor Circuits (Radio Shack 1986).

55. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Digital Logic Circuits (Radio Shack 1985).

56. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Formulas, Tables & Basic Circuits (Radio Shack 1988).

57. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Schematic Symbols, Design and Testing (Radio Shack 1988).

58. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Communication Projects (Radio Shack 1985).

59. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Science Projects (Radio Shack 1990).

60. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Environmental Projects (Radio Shack 1995).

61. VHS-1 Sun Photometer (TERC, 1996 and National Science Teachers Association, 1996).

62. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Sensor Projects (Radio Shack 1996).

63. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Magnets and Magnetic Sensor Projects (Radio Shack 1998).

64. Engineer's Mini-notebook: Solar Cell Projects (Radio Shack, 1999).

65. Electronics Learning Lab, Workbook 1, RadioShack, 2000.

66. Electronics Learning Lab, Workbook 2, RadioShack, 2000

67. Electronic Sensors Lab, RadioShack 2001.

68. Sun and Sky Monitoring Station, RadioShack 2003.

69. Fifty Years of Monitoring a Changing Atmosphere--The Story of Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory (to be published by the University of Hawaii Press in 2010).


3. ENCYCLOPEDIA

More than 100 articles for The New American Academic Encyclopedia, originally published in print and later by Grolier as the first CD-ROM encyclopedia.

4. PERIODICALS (in which 1,000+ articles, columns, peer-reviewed papers, editorials or letters have been published)

Nature
The Wall Street Journal
Science
The New Yorker
Scientific American
Writer's Yearbook
National Geographic World
Popular Photography
Modern Photography
Laser Focus
Physics Today
American Journal of Physics
Journal of Molecular Evolution
The Scientist
Fortune
Skeptical Inquirer
Harper's
EOS
Philadelphia Inquirer
World
Highlights for Children
Red Cross Youth Journal
Popular Mechanics
American Journal of Nursing
Highlights for the Blind
Laser Focus
Popular Electronics
Popular Computing
Radio-Electronics
Modern Electronics
IEEE Spectrum
Science Digest
Science Probe!
Electronics
Event
Church Recreation
Bicycling
Air Force Magazine
American Girl
Creative Computing
Computers & Electronics
Electronic Design
Electronics Hobbyist
Ham Radio
Electronic Design
Elementary Electronics
IEEE Potentials
Laser Topics
Computercraft
Microwaves
Electronic Engineering Times
Kids!
Model Rocketry
Saga
Texas Parks & Wildlife
Make Magazine
Infoworld
Century Two
PC Magazine
Science 85
Optics News
EDN
Lasers & Applications
Byte
Laser Focus/Electro-Optics
Lasers & Optronics
Photonics Spectra
New Outlook for the Blind
Engineering Design
Weekly Air Intelligence Summary
Philadelphia Inquirer
Electronic Experimenter's Handbook
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
New Scientist
Geophysical Research Letters
Journal of the American Optometric Society
International Fiber-optic Communications
Research Bulletin of the American Foundation for the Blind
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology
Quantum
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Sky & Telescope
San Antonio Express-News
Make Magazine

5. THE CITIZEN SCIENTIST

A linked list of all my editorials, columns, features, projects and news stories in The Citizen Scientist will eventually be added. To find articles now, please go to www.sas.org and enter "Mims" in the search window.

6. OTHER PUBLISHED WORKS

Brochures, newspaper articles, newspaper science columns, letters in many magazines and newspapers, various scholarly papers in conference proceedings, more than 600 published photographs and numerous Internet and WWW articles and photographs. Most of these will eventually be listed on this page.


7. MAGAZINE ARTICLES

Magazines are listed in alphabetical order. Many of the project articles were reprinted in books.

1. AIR FORCE MAGAZINE

1.1 "The Evolution of Revolutionary Laser Weapons," June 1972, 54-58.

1.2. "USAF Sensors Help Build a Better World," April 1973, 49-53.

1.3. "Toward New Horizons in USAF Weapons," July 1973, 74-78.

2. AMERICAN

2.1. "Bikers’ Baedeker," June 1976, 12-13.

3. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING

3.1. "Medical Benefits from Space Research," For the Southwest Research Institute.

4. BICYCLING

4.1. "Build a Portable Shower," June 1976, 47-48.

5. CHURCH RECREATION MAGAZINE

5.1. "Two-Wheel Recreation," April-May-June 1977, 40-41.

6. CREATIVE COMPUTING

6.1. The COMPUTER SCIENTIST Column

6.1.1. "Computerized Security Alarms," June 1985, 58-63.

6.1.2. "Personal Computers for the Disabled," August 1985, 78-81.

6.2. FEATURE ARTICLES

6.2.1.1. "The Altair Story," November 1984, 17-27.

7. COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

7.1. The COMPUTER SCIENTIST Column

7.1.1. "Learning to Use an X-Y Plotter," March 1984, 36-38, 92.

7.1.2. "Experimenting with Coleco’s ADAM," April 1984, 22,26,32,34.

7.1.3. "Experimenting with Computer Art," May 1984, 26-27, 32-33.

7.1.4. "Computer Aided Drafting," June 1984, 14, 20-21, 24, 105.

7.1.5. "More one Computer Aided Drafting," July 1984, 74-77. 97/

7.1.6. "Computer Controlled Light Meter," August 1984, 18-22, 76-77.

7.1.7. "Analog Computer Techniques for Digital Computers," September 1984, 24-31, 113-114.

7.1.8. "Analog Computer Techniques for Digital Computers: Part II," October 1984, 16-20, 22.

7.1.9. "Random Numbers," November 1984, 18-20, 24-28, 105.

7.1.10. "Optoelectronic Digitizer," December 1984, 22-28.

7.1.11. "Computer Art," January 1985, 10-12, 84-85.

7.1.12. "Psychological Testing," February 1985, 22-24, 84-86.

7.1.13. "Creative Text Formatting with an XY-Plotter," March 1985. 13-15. 89.

7.2. ELECTRONICS SCIENTIST Column

7.2.1. "Use of Ultrasonic Sound," June 1983, 84-87.

7.2.2. "Experimenting with the Rangefinder," June 1983, 87-90.

7.2.3. "LM3905 Ap Note," June 1983, 90.

7.2.4. "The Move to Lower Supply Voltages," June l983, 90-91.

7.2.5. "Device Developments," June l983, 91-92.

7.2.6. "A Solid-State Heat Pump," July 1983, 86, 88-90.

7.2.7. "An Easy-To-Use Universal Active Filter," July 1983, 90-95.

7.2.8. "Flat-Panel Displays Will Revolutionize Information Processing," August 1983, 96-98.

7.2.9. "An Easily Adjusted Switched-Capacitor 60-Hz Hum Filter," August 1983, 100.

7.2.10. "More About Radiation Monitors," September 1983, 90-94.

7.2.11. "Visible-Light Laser Diodes," October 1983, 99-102.

7.2.12. "More About Ultrasonics," October 1983, 102-103.

7.2.13. "A New Non-Volatile RAM," October 1983, 103-104.

7.2.14. "Adding an Output Interface to a Clock Module," October 1983, 104-106.

7.2.15. "Optical Data Communications," November 1983, 90-93.

7.2.16. "An Experimental Infrared Joystick Interface," November 1983, 93-96.

7.2.17. "Simplified Model Railroad Crossing Light," November 1983, 96-98.

7.2.18. "A New Class of Semiconductors," November l983, 98-100.

7.2.19. " Device Developments," November l983, 100-101.

7.2.20. "The 80C86 CMOS Microprocessor," December 1983, 86-89.

7.2.21. "A Piezoelectric Speaker Siren," December l983, 89-93.

7.2.22. "Rediscovering the Transistor," January l984, 96-99.

7.2.23. "Low-Cost Radio Control," January 1984, 99-102.

7.2.24. "Adding an Output Interface to a Digital Timer," January l984, 102-103.

7.2.25. "A New Fiber-Optic Breakthrough," January 1984, 103.

7.2.26. "Device Developments," January 1984, 103.

7.2.27. "Analog Sensors for Personal Computers;," February 1984, 82-86.

7.3. EXPERIMENTER’S CORNER Column

7.3.1. "Experimenting with Kodak’s Disk Camera – Part I: Modifying the Camera for Electronic Triggering," November 1982, 111-115.

7.3.2. "Experimenting with Kodak’s Disk Camera – Part II: Controlling the Camera Remotely," December 1982, 116-120.

7.3.3. "Experimenting with Kodak’s Disk Camera – Part III: Radio Control and Aerial Photography," January 1983, 28, 33, 104-107.

7.3.4. "Experimenting With a Low-Cost Fiber-Optic Link," February 1983, 113-117.

7.3.5. "Experimenting with VMOS Power Transistors," March 1983, 111-113.

7.3.6. "Solderless Breadboards for Experimenters," April 1983, 104-106.

7.3.7. "Experimenting with Electronic Flash Circuits," May 1983, 90-92.

7.4. FEATURE ARTICLES

7.4.1. "Use Your TRS-80 Color Computer as a Storage Oscilloscope," February 1984, 64-66, 98-101.

7.4.2. "Quick on the Draw: Inexpensive Plotters," March 1984, 50-53, 104-105.

7.4.3. "A Few Quick Pointers," May 1984, 64-69, 114-117.

7.4.4. "What Makes Junior Run: A review of the IBM PCjr with a particular look at the electronics of its keyboard," June 1984, 54-59, 98-100.

7.4.5. "HP-110 Computer and Thinkjet Printer," August 1984, 36-38, 90.

7.4.6. "Do-It-Yourself Computer –Simulate Instruments," August 1984, 77.

7.4.7. "The Tenth Anniversary of the Altair 8800: Setting the Record Straight," January l985, 58-60, 81-82.

7.4.8. "The Tenth Anniversary of the Altair 8800: A Conversation between Ed Roberts and Forrest Mims III.," January 1985, 61-62, 82.

7.5. PROJECT OF THE MONTH Column

7.5.1. "Making Your Own Pressure-Sensitive Resistors," November l982, 124.

7.5.2. "A 000-to-999 Event Counter," December 1982, 124.

7.5.3. "A Multifunction VMOS Oscillator," January 1983, 113.

7.5.4. "A Photonic Door and Window Intrusion Alarm," February l983, 114.

7.5.5. "Adjustable Threshold Temperature and Light Alarms," April 1983, 109.

7.5.6. "Constructing A Two-Way Optoisolator," May 1983, 96.

7.6. SOLID-STATE DEVELOPMENTS Column

7.6.1. "A Universal Active Filter Breakthrough," November 1982, 104-107.

7.6.2. "New Developments in Fiber Optics," December 1982, 110-113.

7.6.3. "Keeping Up With the New Microprocessors," January 1983, 82-83.

7.6.4. "Flash Analog/Digital Converts Come of Age," February 1983, 110-112.

7.6.5. "New Peripheral Transforms Apple II into A Computerized Oscilloscope," March 1983, 103-105.

7.6.6. "Personal Radiation Detectors," April 1983, 101-102.

7.6.7. "Introducing the Varistor," May 1983, 88-89.

8. ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN

8.1. "Measuring LED Power Distribution," June 1976, 40-41.

9. ELECTRONIC DESIGN

9.1. "Use LEDs, Not Lasers, In Rangefinders," May 25, 1972, 48-50.

9.2. "Which LED is Best," September 14, 1972, 120-124.

10. ELECTRONIC EXPERIMENTER’S HANDBOOK

10.1. "Solid-State Laser for the Experimenter," Spring 1973, 150-154.

11. ELECTRONICS

11.1. "Relaxation Oscillators Provided Compact Drive for Injection Lasers," July 19, 1971, 88-90.

11.2. "LEDs Replace CRT in Solid-State Scope," June 26, 1975, 110-111.

11.3. "Bidirectional Optoisolator Puts Two LEDs Nose to Nose," May 24, 1979, 127.

11.4. "LED dot/bar Driver Simplifies Solid-State Scope," May 24, 1979, 169.

11.5. "Optoelectronic Alarm Circuit Is Time-Sensitive," July 5, 1979, 133.

12. ELECTRONICS HOBBYIST

12.1. "Light-Comm," Fall-Winter 1972, 27-31.

13. ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS

13.1. "Light-Comm—All Solid State Light Beam Communicator Uses Infrared Light Emitting Diode," May-June 1972, 29-32.

14. EVENT

14.1. "Take A Trip: Biking One Thousand Miles for Christ," July 1975, 28-37.

15. HAM RADIO

15.1. "High Power Injection Lasers," September 1971, 28-33.

16. HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN

16.1 "Electronics Helps the Blind to See," February 1973, 18.

17. IEEE POTENTIALS

17.1. "A Bright Future for Fiber Optic Communications," February 1984, 18-21.

18. INTERNATIONAL FIBER-OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS IFOC

18.1. "The First Century of Lightwave Communications," February 1982,10-26.

18.2. "The First Century of Lightwave Communications: Part I," June 1986, 24-29.

18.3. "The First Century of Lightwave Communications: Part II," September 1986, 23-27.

19. LASER FOCUS

19.1. "Hilltop Facility in New Mexico Testing the Air Force’s Highest Energy Lasers," January 1971, 14.

19.2. "Test-Ground Layout Suggest ‘8th Card’ is Developing an Airborne Laser System’, April 1971, 13-15.

19.3. "Air Force Begins Regular Test-Firing of a Prototype Antiaircraft Laser," January 1972, 12-14.

19.4. "Elaborate Test Equipment Supports Weapons Studies at Kirtland AFB," August 1972, 12-15.

19.5. "The Outlook in Communications," September 1974, 36, 38-41.

20. LASER TOPICS

20.1 "Laser Interception of Conversations in Closed Rooms," March 1986, 6-7.

21.21. MICROWAVES

21.1. "Operate Transistors in Avalanche Mode for Fast Pulses with High Current," MICROWAVE NOTEBOOK, February 1973, 73.

22. MODEL ROCKETRY

22.1. Feature Articles

22.1.1. "Transistorized Tracking Light for Night Launched Model Rockets," September 1969, 9-11.

22.1.2. "Fundamental Photo Interpretation," December 1969, 32-33.

22.1.3. "Model Rocketry in Vietnam," January 1970, 23-25.

22.1.4. "Ram-Air as a Method of Rocket Control," February 1970, 28-32.

22.1.5. "Shape and Flow Book Review," February 1970, 36.

22.1.6. "Ram Air Control: Part II," March 1970, 11-13.

2.2. THE EXPERIMENTER’S NOTEBOOK Column

22.2.1. "Optical Telemetry," May 1970, 35-39.

22.2.2. "An $11 Wind Tunnel Design," July 1970, 13-15.

22.2.3. "Capacitor Discharge," November 1970, 112-13.

23. MODERN ELECTRONICS

23.1. Feature Articles

23.1.1. "How to Get Started in Electronics – Part I: Inside Semiconductors," October 1984, 44-52.

23.1.2. "How to Get Started in Electronics – Part II: Inside Integrated Circuits," December 1984, 58-62.

23.1.3. "SmartBASIC Color Graphics," January 1985, 54-56, 86-87.

23.1.4. "The Laser At Twenty-Five," December 1985, 18-29.

23.1.5. "Surface-Mount Technology," January 1987, 18-29.

23.1.6. "Surface-Mount-Device Circuits: A Design & Construction Guide," February 1987, 40-48.

23.1.7. "A Homebrew Analog Computer," December 1987, 39-41.

23.2. ELECTRONICS NOTEBOOK Column

23.2.1. "How Lightwaves Are Changing Communications," October 1984, 86-89.

23.2.2. "Fiber-Optic Sensors," November 1984, 71-75.

23.2.3. "A Cassette Recorder Analog Data Logger," December 1984, 72-77.

23.2.4. "Experimenting with a Touch-Tone DTMF Receiver ," January 1985, 62-67.

23.2.5. "Experimenting with the Analog Comparator," February 1985, 62-66, 96.

23.2.6. "A Universal Active Filter," March 1985, 70-75.

23.2.7. "Super-Bright LEDs," April 1985, 74-77.

23.2.8. "An Experimental Security Alarm," May 1985, 63-66.

23.2.9. "An Infrared Temperature Transmitter," June 1985, 68-71.

23.2.10. "A Multi-Function Two-Transistor Oscillator," July 1985, 62-67.

23.2.11. "Measuring the Flow of Air," August 1985, 66-69.

23.2.12. "Experimenting with Small dc Motors," September 1985, 69-73.

23.2.13. "Detecting Sound," October 1985, 58-61.

23.2.14. "Pressure-Sensitive Resistors," November 1985, 56-62.

23.2.15. "Experimenting with CW Laser Diodes – Part I: How-To Basics and a Laser Pulse Transmitter," December 1985, 54-61.

23.2.16. "Experimenting with CW Laser Diodes – Part II," January 1986, 68-73.

23.2.17. "Multi-Function Radio-Control System," February 1986, 72-28.

23.2.18. "How To Assemble Miniature Circuits," March 1986, 60-64.

23.2.19. "Audio Amplifier Experiments," April 1986. 66-71.

23.2.20. "How to See Near-Infrared Radiation," May 1986, 64-70.

23.2.21. "Understanding Feedback," June l986, 73-80.

23.2.22. "Relaxation Oscillators," July l986, 59-63.

23.2.23. "Experimenting With the Power MOSFET," August 1986, 64-70.

23.2.24. "Piezoelectric Buzzers," September 1986, 60-64.

23.2.25. "The Versatile NAND Gate," October 1986, 62-66.

23.2.26. "Custom Timer Circuits," November 1986, 72-79.

23.2.27. "Ultraminiature Radio Transmitters," December 1986, 60-65.

23.2.28. "Keychain Electronic Projects," March 1987, 68-75.

23.2.29. "Part-15 Low-Power Radio Transmitters," April 1987, 68-75.

23.2.30. "Unconventional Ultraminiature Circuits," May 1987, 70-77.

23.2.31. "Infrared Radiation," June 1987, 66-71.

23.2.32. "Experimenting With Infrared Detectors," July 1987, 60-66.

23.2.33. "Magnetic Field Sensors," August 1987, 59-65.

23.2.34. "Experimenting With Hall-Effect Devices September 1987, 72-77.

23.2.35. "Amateur Electronics Research," October 1987, 76-83.

23.2.36. "Laser Eavesdropping," November 1987, 74-79.

23.2.37. "Experimenting With Shape-Memory Alloy Wire," December 1987, 70-75.

23.2.38. "Touch Tone Remote Control," January 1988, 60-66.

23.2.39. "Using LEDs as Detectors," February 1988, 62-68.

23.2.40. "Experimenting With a Superconductor," March 1988, 60-65.

23.2.41. "Experimenting With Liquid Nitrogen," April 1988, 62-69.

23.2.42. "A 16-Step programmable Digital Controller," May1988, 62-66.

23.2.43. "A 256-Step Programmable Controller," June 1988, 70-74.

23.2.44. "The Xenon Flash Tube," July 1988, 52-58, 78.

23.2.45. "Xenon Flash Tube Circuits," August 1988, 50-58.

23.2.46. "Experimenting With Photoresistors," September 1988, 62-71.

23.2.47. "A Computerized Chart Recorder," October 1988, 66-73.

23.2.48. "Learning From Failure," November 1988, 61-65.

23.2.49. "CMOS Micropower Op Amps and Comparators," December 1988, 58-63.

23.2.50. "A Speaker-Independent Speech-Recognition Chip," January 1989, 64-70.

23.2.51. "Experimenting With an Infrared Receiver Module," February 1989, 65-69.

23.2.52. "Experimenting With Super Capacitors," March 1989, 68-72.

23.2.53. "Getting Started In Virtual Instruments: A Storage Oscilloscope Computer Program," April 1989, 54-61.

23.2.54. "Experimenting With Thermistors," May 1989, 72-77.

23.2.55. "Do-It-Yourself Components," June 1989, 54-64.

23.2.56. "Experimenting With the Piezoelectric Effect," July 1989.

23.2.57. "More Piezoelectric Experiments," August 1989.

23.2.58. "Chart Recorders and Storage Oscilloscopes," September 1989.

24. NEW OUTLOOK FOR THE BLIND

24.1. "Sensory Aids for Blind Persons," November 1973, 407-414.

25. POPULAR ELECTRONICS

25.1. FEATURE ARTICLES

25.1.1. "Light Emitting Diodes," November 1970, 35-43.

25.1.2. "Assemble an LED Communicator—The Opticom," November 1970, 45-50. Co-Author: Henry E. Roberts.

25.1.3. "Understanding Solid-State Lasers," October 1971, 35-37, 42-45, 102.

25.1.4. "Solid-State Laser for the Experimenter," October 1971, 53-37, 42-45, 102.

25.1.5. "Build a Light Probe," March 1973, 42-43.

25.1.6. "Communicate Over Light Beams With the First Single-LED Transceiver," March 1974, 66-70.

25.1.7. "Model Rocketry for the Electronics Experimenter," June 1973, 26-30.

25.1.8. "Basic Digital Logic Course – Part I: Number Systems," October 1974, 56-57.

25.1.9. "Basic Digital Logic Course – Part II: Concepts and Circuits," November 1974, 57-58. Co-Author H. Edward Roberts.

25.1.10. "Experimenting With Light-Beam Communications," April 1975, 40-42.

25.1.11. "Build a Semiconductor Laser Communications Systems," July 1975, 39-44.

25.1.12. "Talk Over a Sunbeam With a ‘Photophone’ ," February 1976, 54-55, 60-61.

25.1.13. "Here Are The New Programmable Calculators!," May 1976, 29-35.

25.1.14. "LED Bargraph Readouts," September 1976, 74, 80-81.

25.1.15. "Microprocessor Microcourse: Part I," March 1978, 52-54.

25.1.16. "Microprocessor Microcourse: Part II," April 1978, 50-54.

25.1.17. "Microprocessor Microcourse: Part III," May 1978, 56-60.

25.1.18. "Microprocessor Microcourse: Part IV," June 1978, 48-51.

25.1.19. "Microprocessor Microcourse: Part V," July 1978, 67-71.

25.1.20. "PE Compares New Handheld Computers," July 1982, 38-48.

25.2. EXPERIMENTER’S CORNER Column

25.2.1. "A Programmable Timer/Counter," October 1975, 102-103.

25.2.2. "The Light-Activated SCR," November 1975, 109-110.

25.2.3. "Applications For Quad Op Amps," December 1975, 105-106.

25.2.4. "Using An Optoisolator," January 1976, 101-102, 105.

25.2.5. "TTL Sequence Generator," February 1976, 101-102.

25.2.6. "Percussion Instrument Synthesizer," March 1976, 100-102.

25.2.7. "Pulse Modulation & Phase-Locked Loops," May 1976, 101-102.

25.2.8. "Applications For the TTL NAND Gate," June 1976, 102-103.

25.2.9. "The Avalanche Transistor," July 1976, 104-105.

25.2.10. "The 567 Tone Decoder," August 1976, 91-93.

25.2.11. "The LM380 Power Amplifier," September 1976, 121-122.

25.2.12. "High-Voltage DC/DC Converters," October 1976, 107-108.

25.2.13. "The Silicon Solar Cell," November 1976, 110-111.

25.2.14. "The Neon Glow Lamp," December 1976, 111-112.

25.2.15. "The LM339 Quad Comparator," January 1977, 94-95.

25.2.16. "Flip-Flops and Decade Counters: Part I," February 1977, 75-76.

25.2.17. "Flip-Flops and Decade Counters: Part II," March 1977, 96-98.

25.2.18. "Active Filters," April 1977, 75-76.

25.2.19. "Using LEDS As Light Detectors," May 1977, 86-88.

25.2.20. "The Photoresistor," June 1977, 90-91.

25.2.21. "The S56 Dual Timer," July 1977, 82-83.

25.2.22. "The Four-Layer Diode," August 1977, 82-83.

25.2.23. "Laser Diodes," September 1977, 94-95.

25.2.24. "IC Voltage Regulators," October 1977, 88-89.

25.2.25. "Programmable Read-Only Memories," November 1977, 77-79.

25.2.26. "Read/Write Memories RAMs: Part I," December 1977, 90-91, 96.

25.2.27. "Read/Write Memories RAMs: Part II," January 1978, 67-68.

25.2.28. "The Schmitt Trigger," February 1978, 82-83.

25.2.29. "Three-State Logic," March 1978, 84-85.

25.2.30. "Getting Acquainted With CMOS," April 1978, 84-85.

25.2.31. "The Monostable Multivibrator," May 1978, 76-77.

25.2.32. "The Voltage Multiplier," June 1978, 98-99.

25.2.33. "Digital To Analog Converters: Part I," July 1978, 82-83.

25.2.34. "Digital To Analog Converters: Part II," August 1978, 76-77.

25.2.35. "Analog to Digital Converters: Part I," September 1978, 92-97.

25.2.36. "Analog to Digital Converters: Part II," October 1978, 82-85.

25.2.37. "The 74150 Multiplexer," November 1978, 112-116.

25.2.38. "The 74154 Demultiplexer," December 1978, 84-88.

25.2.39. "Analog Computer Circuits: Part I," January 1979, 81-84.

25.2.40. "Analog Computer Circuits: Part II," February 1979, 80-85.

25.2.41. " Eavesdropping On Light," March 1979, 80-81.

25.2.42. "The Analog Sample/Hold Circuit," April 1979, 76-77.

25.2.43. " The Analog Comparator" May 1979, 77-81.

25.2.44. "The Digital Comparator," June 1979, 81-84.

25.2.45. "LED Bargraph Display Chips," July 1979, 68-70.

25.2.46. "IC Interval Timers," August 1979, 60-62.

25.2.47. "Missing Pulse Detectors," September 1979, 89-91.

25.2.48. "Voltage-To-Frequency Converters," October 1979, 97-99.

25.2.49. "Frequency-To-Voltage Converters," November 1979, 93-96.

25.2.50. "Modifying Calculators," December 1979, 85-87.

25.2.51. "Solid-State Oscilloscope Wrap-Up," January 1980, 77-80.

25.2.52. "Do-It-Yourself Counters," February 1980, 98-100.

25.2.53. "Experimenting With Noise," March1980, 80-82.

25.2.54. "The Photophone Centennial: 1880-1980," April 1980, 74-76.

25.2.55. "Optical Fiber Communications: Part I," May 1980, 84-87.

25.2.56. "Optical Fiber Communications: Part II," June 1980, 76-78, 80.

25.2.57. "The Digital Phase-Locked Loop: Part I," July 1980, 79-82.

25.2.58. "The Digital Phase-Locked Loop: Part II," August 1980, 92-95.

25.2.59. "Experimenting With Shift Registers," October 1980, 86-89.

25.2.60. "More On Shift Registers," November 1980, 104-109.

25.2.61. "Experimenting With a Light Pen: Part I," December 1980, 80-82.

25.2.62. "Experimenting With a Light Pen: Part II," January 1981, 86-88, 92-93.

25.2.63. "CMOS Basics: The 4011 Quad NAND Gate," February 1981, 95-99.

25.2.64. "Programmable-Gain Amplifiers," March 1981, 93-96.

25.2.65. "Electronic Aids for the Handicapped," April 1981, 83-85.

25.2.66. "The Polapulse Water Battery," May 1981, 88-91.

25.2.67. "Do-It-Yourself Batteries," June 1981, 84-87.

25.2.68. "Remote Sensing: Part I," July 1981, 75-78.

25.2.69. "Remote Sensing: Part II," August 1981, 76-80.

25.2.70. "Experimenting With and Air Pressure Switch," September 1981, 90-95.

25.2.71. "Experimenting With High-Speed Logic," October 1981, 102-106.

25.2.72. "Experimenting With a Joystick – Part I: Basic Concepts and Applications," December 1981, 97-101.

25.2.73. "Experimenting With a Joystick – Part II: Some Typical Applications," December 1981, 97-101.

25.2.74. "A Programmable Function Generator," January 1982, 80-82.

25.2.75. "A Pulse-Frequency Modulated Infrared Communicator," February 1982, 98-101.

25.2.76. "How to Protect Profitable Ideas – Part I: Adventures of an Idea Peddler," March 1982, 103-105.

25.2.77. "How to Protect Profitable Ideas – Part II: Notebooks, Lawyers, and Patent Applications," April 1982, 100-103.

25.2.78. "Experimenting with Low-Power Integrated Circuits," May 1982, 98-100.

25.2.79. "A Single-Channel Infrared Remote-Control System," June 1982, 84-88.

25.2.80. "Experimenting with Piezoelectric Devices – Part I: Microphones, Pushbuttons, and Ceramic Filters," July 1982, 82-84.

25.2.81. "Experimenting with Piezoelectric Devices – Part II: Piezo-Alerters and Crystal Oscillators," August 1982, 80-83.

25.2.82. "A Single-Chip Analog Building Block," September 1982, 98-101.

25.2.83. "Experimenting With a Servomechanism," October 1982, 92-95.

25.3. PROJECT OF THE MONTH Column

25.3.1. "Back-and-Forth Sequential Flasher," September 1982, 98.

25.3.2. "Miniature DC-DC Upconverters," October 1978, 84.

25.3.3. "A Hexadecimal Keyboard Encoder," November 1978, 113.

25.3.4. "Adding RAM to a Hex Keypad Encoder," December 1978, 86.

25.3.5. "Phototransistor Receiver Module," January 1979, 82.

25.3.6. "LED Transmitter Module," February 1979, 82.

25.3.7. "A High-Resolution LED Display," March 1979, 94-95.

25.3.8. "Experimental Solid-State Oscilloscope," April 1979, 93-95.

25.3.9. "Miniature DC-DC Converter," May 1979, 93.

25.3.10. "Binary Hi-Lo Game," June 1979, 85.

25.3.11. "High-Current LED Pulser," July 1979, 90.

25.3.12. "A ‘Matchbox’ LED Oscilloscope," August 1979, 78.

5.3.13. "Tri-State LED Demonstrator," September 1979, 102.

25.3.14. "Universal Tri-State Tone Generator," October 1979, 113.

25.3.15. " CMOS Tone Sequencer," November 1979, 117.

25.3.16. "Pseudorandom Number Generator," December 1979, 98.

25.3.17. "Digital Stopwatch," January 1980, 93.

25.3.18. "Dark/Light Detector," February 1980, 99.

25.3.19. "Pocket Color Organ," March 1980, 92.

25.3.20. "More on Pseudorandom Number Generators," April 1980, 94.

25.3.21. "Light-Wave Voice Communicator," May 1980, 103.

25.3.22. "Digital Color Organ," July 1980, 93.

25.3.23. "General-Purpose Utility Amplifier," August 1980, 104.

25.3.24. "Hall-Effect Magnetic Sensor," October 1980, 96-97.

25.3.25. "Programmable Countdown Timer," November 1980, 120-121.

25.3.26. "An Op-Amp AM Radio," December 1980, 89.

25.3.27. "Ultra-Simple Power Flasher," January 1981, 99.

25.3.28. "A Simple Wind-Speed Indicator," February 1981, 109,

25.3.29. "Transistorized Light Flasher," March 1981, 100.

25.3.30. "A Liquid-Level Indicator for the Blind," April 1981, 96.

25.3.31. "Model-Railroad Crossing Light," May 1981, 96.

25.3.32. "Steam Engine and Whistle Sound Synthesizer," June 1981, 96.

25.3.33. "A Simple, Low Cost Timer," July 1981, 87.

25.3.34. "Simple BCD Keyboard Encoder," August 1981, 90.

25.3.35. "Precision CMOS Clock Generator," September 1981, 104.

25.3.36. "Audible Pulse Indicator," October 1981, 118.

25.3.37. "A Solid-State Panel Meter," November 1981, 100.

25.3.38. "A Light-Sensitive Tone Generator," December 1981, 106.

25.3.39. "A Sound-Effects Generator," January 1982, 90.

25.3.40. "Bomb-Burst Synthesizer," February 1982, 109.

25.3.41. "Power Pulse Generator," March 1982, 112.

25.3.42. "Event-Failure Alarm," April 1982, 107.

25.3.43. "A Dual-Polarity Five-Volt Power Supply," May 1982, 108.

25.3.44. "An Ultra-Simple VMOS Timer," June 1982.

25.3.45. "A Fully Adjustable Pulse Generator," July l982.

25.3.46. "A Tunable Notch Filter," August 1982, 90.

25.3.47. "Two 60-Hz Hum Filters," September 1982, 105.

25.3.48. "Controller for Small DC Motors," October 1982, 98.

2.4. SOLID STATE DEVELOPMENTS Column

25.4.1. "Do-It-Yourself Logic Chips," October 1980, 80-83.

25.4.2. "For Sale: Free Energy From the Sun," November 1980, 96-100.

25.4.3. "The Laser at Twenty," December 1980, 76-79.

25.4.4. "Wire-and-Glass Holdovers from the Pre-Solid-State Age," January 1981, 84-85.

25.4.5. "A New Super LED," February 1981, 92-94.

25.4.6. "Magnets, Bubbles and Garnets," March 1981, 88-91.

25.4.7. "Amber and Lodestones and Other Topics," April 1981, 86-88.

25.4.8. "Optoisolators – The Photon Connection," May 1981, 85-87.

25.4.9. "Jellybean Op Amps," June 1981, 78-81.

25.4.10. "A Potpourri of Developments," July 1981, 72-73.

25.4.11. "Solid-State Speech," August 1981, 67-74.

25.4.12. "The Billion Transistor Chip?," September 1981, 86-88.

25.4.13. "The Electrostatic Discharge Problem," October 1981, 99-101.

25.4.14. "The Flashlight-Battery Laser," November 1981, 83-85.

25.4.15. "Liquid Crystals," December 1981, 94-96.

25.4.16. "Bubble Memory Developments," January 1982, 74-75.

25.4.17. "The New Power FETs," February 1982, 94-97.

25.4.18. "Focus on CMOS," March 1982, 97-100.

25.4.19. "Mercury, Vacuum and Solid-State Pressure Sensors," April 1982, 94-96.

25.4.20. "The Rainbow LED," May 1982, 89-91.

25.4.21. "Reflections on the Pocket Calculator," June 1982, 81-82.

25.4.22. "New Piezoelectric Products," July 1982, 73-74.

25.4.23. "PICS: Photonic Integrated Circuits," August 1982, 76-79.

25..4.24. "New Power MOSFETs," September 1982, 86.

25.4.25. "The Microprocessor Enters It’s Second Decade," October 1982, 90-91.

26. POPULAR MECHANICS

26.1. "Electronic ‘Eyes’ Let The Sightless See’," August 1972, 86-90. Under byline of Executive Editor Sheldon M. Gallager by prior arrangement.

27. POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY

27.1. "The Pinhole: A ‘Lens’ that Just Won’t Quit," April 1974, 101,137.

27.2. "Build This Mini LED Darkroom Timer For Under $5.00," May 1974, 98-99, 194.

28. RADIO ELECTRONICS

28.1. "Experiment With a $32 Solid State Laser," June 1972, 44-51.

28.2. "Calculators: From the Abacus to the Electronic Calculator," December 1972, 51-54.

28.3. "Infrared and It’s Many Applications," February 1973, 39-42.

28.4. "The 1440 Electronic Calculator, Build It Yourself," July 1973, co-authorship with James R. Kellahin under Kellahin’s byline.

28.5. "Calculators: How to Keep Them Running," August 1973, 33-36, co-authorship with Patrick N. Godding under Godding’s byline.

28.6. "Understanding Computer Arithmetic," November 1973, 58-60.

28.7. "The IR Finder," April 1974, 56-57.

28.8. "Build a $35 Infrared Viewing System," August 1974, 29-32.

28.9. "Introduction to SMT," November 1987, 59-64.

28.10. "Industrial SMT Assembly," November 1987, 65-70.

28.11. "Hand-Soldering SMC’s," November 1987, 71-72, 87.

28.12. "SMT Project: LED Flasher," November 1987, 73-74, 88.

28.13. "SMT Project: Light Meter," November 1987, 75-76, 88.

28.14. "SMT Project: I-R Remote On a Keychain," November 1987, 77-79.

28.15. "Conductive Inks and Adhesives," November 1987, 81-84.

28.16. "SMT Project: A Business-Card Tone Generator," November 1987, 85-87.

29. RED CROSS YOUTH JOURNAL

29.1. "Solar Energy: Pollution-Free Energy From the Sun."

30. SAGA

30.1. "Laser Death Ray," June 1971, 14-17.

31. SCIENCE DIGEST

31.1. "A Super Energy Laser Is On The Way," August 1972, 24-29.

31.2. "Miniature Artificial Kidney Now On the Market," January 1973, 32.

31.3. "Vest Pocket Watchdog Helps Fight Noise Pollution," January 1973, 71.

31.4. "Remote Sensing—What It Is, How It Works," April 1973, 15-19.

31.5. "From The Laser’s Eye: Twenty New Boons For Mankind," September 1973, 39-44.

31.6. "Eyes That Glow At Night," November 1973, 24-28.

31.7. "The Photophone – Talking On a Light Bea," April 1974, 60-65.

32. TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE

32.1. "Two-Wheel Touring," September 1976, 2-5.

32.2. "Big Bend from the back of a Mule," August 1982, 16-21.


33. UV NEWS & VIEWS

33.1. "Reflectivity and UV,"Summer 1995, 3.

33.2. "Here Comes the Sun--Practical Tips from a Veteran Sun Watcher," Winter 1995, 3.

34. WRITER’S YEARBOOK

34.1. "Writers vs State and Local Laws and Taxes," 1973, 92.

35. MAKE MAGAZINE COLUMN: "THE COUNTRY SCIENTIST"

35.1. "How to Photograph the Solar Aureole," MAKE 17, March 2009, 48-50.

35.2. "How to Analyze Scientific Images," MAKE 18, May, 2009.

35.3. "How to Study Tree Rings," MAKE 19, August 2009.

35.4. "Doing Science with a Digital Scanner," MAKE 20, November 2009.

35.5. "Snow Science," MAKE 21, February 2010.

35.6. Date Mining: How to Analyze Online Scientific Data," MAKE 22, May 2010.
 
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
1. ALBUQUERQUE NEWS

1.1. "Some Dream of Rockets—This Kid Makes Them," November 19, 1970, 12.

1.2 "Laser Research Abounds," December 17, 1970, 6.

1.3. "Huge Laser Weapon Is Under Development," February 3, 1972, 2.

1.4. "Science Class Is Lively," December 21, 1972, 10.

2. SAN MARCOS DAILY RECORD

2.1. "Celebrating First Baptist Church Turns 124," October 29, 1982.

2.2. "Veteran’s Memorial Stirs Special Emotions," November 18, 1982, 1.

2.3. "Story of Creation Will Last," November 21, 1982, 4A.

2.4. "Salvation Army Works Quietly To Help Families In Need," December 22, 1982, 1.

2.5. "Dealing With the IRS Can Be A Frustrating Experience," February 24, 1983, 1.

2.6. "Gambling: Horse Racing Is Entirely Legal In Texas—Betting Is Not," March 25, 1983, 4.

2.7. "Scenario Of A Death: Was Justice Served In New Braunfels," April 21, 1983, 1-2.

2.8. "Creationism: Evidences Far Outweigh Those For Evolution Theory," July 22, 1984.

2.9. "Don’t Ban Creationism or Evolution," September 9, 1984.


LETTERS (1981-1988, more will be listed later)

1. IEEE Spectrum, October 1981, 14.

2. San Marcos Daily Record, September 9, 1984.

3. Science 85, March 1985, 23.

4. The Wall Street Journal, January 16, 1986,

5. PC Magazine, Qp4il 29, 1986, 16.

6. Optics News, June 1986, 3.

7. IEEE Spectrum, July 1986, 12.

8. Lasers & Applications, July 1986, 90.

9. BYTE, August 1986, 87.

10. Discover, August 1986, 87.

11. InfoWorld, September 8, 1986, 24.

12. Radio Electronics, October 1986, 22.

13. The Institute, November 1986, 3.

14. Laser Focus/Electro-Optics, November 1986, 18.

15. InfoWorld, November 24, 1986, 42.

16. IEEE Spectrum, December 1986, 42.

17. Laser Focus/Electro-Optics, January 1987, 18.

18. The Wall Street Journal, February 19, 1987.

19. InfoWorld, March 9, 1987.

20. InfoWorld, March 30, 1987.

21. InfoWorld, March 30, 1987, 50.

22. IEEE Spectrum, June 1987, 16.

23. American Journal of Physics, October 1987, 871.

24. Radio Electronics, November 1987, 8.

25. Lasers & Optronics, December 1987, 18.

26. Laser Focus/Electro-Optics, February 1988, 22.

27. San Antonio Light, February 1988, E10.

28. The Institute, April 1988, 12.

29. Photonics Spectra, May 1988, 16.

30. Engineering Design, May 12?, 32.

31. Radio Electronics, September 1988, 16.

32. Radio Electronics, November 1988.


8. NEWSPAPER SCIENCE COLUMNS

1              Domain of the 'devil's cigar' reaches to Geronimo Creek; 20 January 1999.                                            

2              No need to call MUFON; 'flying' spiders do exist; 17 February 1999.                                         

3              Flood of '98 is not forgotten; 24 February 1999.                                 

4              Birds are guided by 'compass in the sky'; 3 March 1999.                                 

5              Exposure to UV rays can lead to cancer, other health problems; 10 March 1999.                                                

6              It's time to look for albino wildflowers; 18 March 1999.                                  

7              Beicker builds haze machine, tests in San Antonio; 24 March 1999.                                           

8              A tiny spring adds life as it flows into Geronimo Creek; 31 March 1999.                                   

9              October showers helped to hasten springtime flowers; 7 April 1999.                                       

10           Spectacular butterfly migration is expected this spring; 14 April 1999.                                     

11           Radioactive particles are quite common; 21 April 1999.                                  

12           Animals have different reactions to danger than people; 28 April 1999.                                  

13           Did Asian dust bring 'devil's cigar' spores to Seguin? 5 May 1999.                                               

14           Central American smoke had its effects on Texas; 12 May 1999.                                                

15           Busy bees play important roles in nature's scheme; 19 May 1999.                                             

16           A wide variety of birds bless south Texas during the year; 26 May 1999.                                

17           A snake in the grass can be your friend; 3 June 1999.                                      

18           Hawaii's volcanoes release pollutants into the atmosphere; 10 June 1999.                                            

19           Avoiding mid-day sun can help prevent cancer; 16 June 1999.                                    

20           The best time to start science fair projects is now; 21 June 1999.                                               

21           Poison ivy prevalent throughout the local area; 24 June 1999.                                    

22           Wild turkeys enjoy creek-side living in Geronimo area; 1 July 1999.                                          

23           Deer common in county, except in agricultural areas; 7 July 1999.                                             

24           Summer means the opening of dragonfly season in Texas; 14 July 1999.                                                

25           Short-term memory loss happens to everyone; 28 July 1999.                                     

26           South Texas haze less than that of the eastern U.S.; 4 August 1999.                                        

27           Total solar eclipse occurred today over Europe; 11 August 1999.                                                

28           Many hummingbird species thrive in Texas; 18 August 1999.                                       

29           Ozone protects from ultraviolet radiation; 25 August 1999.                                          

30           Is the Earth really warming? 1 September 1999.                                

30           (Newspaper incorrectly titled this "Temperature doesn't affect global warming")                                            

31           Hawaii's observatory best place to measure light; 8 September 1999.                                     

32           Trip filled with not-so-good experiences; 15 September 1999.                                   

33           Crooked road leads to MLO; 22 September 1999.                                             

34           Evolution not completely scientific cure-all; 29 September 1999.                                               

35           Drought a common problem in Texas; 6 October 1999.                                  

36           This weekend anniversary of the great flood; 13 October 1999.                                 

37           Monarchs migrate during autumn; 27 October 1999.                                       

38           Live and let live policy perfect for rattlers; 20 October 1999.                                        

39           'Our Century' offers look into UFOs, history; 3 November 1999.                                

40           Heat prevalent during summer months in Texas; 10 November 1999.                                     

41           Black widows prominent in the area; 17 November 1999.                                             

42           Traveling abroad posed several challenges; 24 November 1999.                                                

43           Balloons in Brazil help with scientific readings; 1 December 1999.                                              

44           Journey for science yields much more; 8 December 1999.                                            

45           Local science fair projects test water; 15 December 1999.                                             

46           Seguin High scientists place well at fair; 22 December 1999.                                         

47           11-year-old helps father cling to life in treacherous flood waters; 27 December 1999.                                     

48           Pollen wreaks havoc on county residents; 29 December 1999.                                   

49           Cedar fever strikes again; 5 January 2000.                                            

50           Storm systems becoming more powerful; 12 January 2000.                                         

51           What's in our drinking water should concern us; 13 January 2000.                                             

52           Killer storms affecting more people, cities; 19 January 2000.                                        

53           Today's personal computers had rough start; 26 January 2000.                                   

54           How a little company started PC era; 2 February 2000.                                   

55           Winter rains bring winter mosquitoes; 9 February 2000.                                                

56           NASA using satellites to study fires; 16 February 2000.                                   

57           Time for some sheep science; 23 February 2000.                                              

58           Laser lights shouldn't be used as toys; 1 March 2000.                                      

59           Ten years of measuring the atmosphere; 8 March 2000.                                               

60           Where does dust in air over Seguin originate? 15 March 2000.                                    

61           Seguin wins big at Regional Science Fair; 22 March 2000.                                               

62           Shades of green on Geronimo Creek; 5 April 2000.                                          

63           What do rockets, Vietnam and Microsoft have in common? 12 April 2000.                                            

64           Walnut Creek holds memories, potential; 19 April 2000.                                                

65           Children relate their own storm stories; 26 April 2000.                                    

66           Use caution, but give snakes a break; 3 May 2000.                                           

67           Texan among top Duracell winners; 10 May 2000.                                            

68           It's a fact - fire ants are back; 17 May 2000.                                          

69           Get away from it all along the Geronimo Creek; 24 May 2000.                                    

70           Playing with fire can be costly and dangerous; 31 May 2000.                                        

71           Lightning quickly earns your respect; 7 June 2000.                                            

72           The rings of a tree tell many tales; 14 June 2000.                                               

73           Sun near peak of its 11-year sunspot cycle; 21 June 2000.                                             

74           Time to watch out for those UV rays; 28 June 2000.                                         

75           Are you a scientist? 5 July 2000.                                                

76           Net connects the world in seconds; 12 July 2000.                                              

77           The dust of the Sahara over Texas; 19 July 2000.                                               

78           How the ant lion manages to keep its cool; 26 July 2000.                                               

79           Tiny satellite receivers better than compass; 2 August 2000.                                       

80           Levitating pebbles along the creek; 9 August 2000.                                          

81           A visit to the Secret City; 16 August 2000.                                             

82           It's time to start science fair projects; 23 August 2000.                                    

83           What gives a chili pepper its bite? 6 September 2000.                                     

84           Chili peppers are really good for you; 13 September 2000.                                           

85           What's happening to the weather? 20 September 2000.                                               

86           Mud daubers having tough summer; 27 September 2000.                                            

87           Science from the string of a kite; 4 October 2000.                                             

88           Lines in sand separate good and evil; 11 October 2000.                                  

89           Artifacts being exhibited at Seguin Public Library; 18 October 2000.                                          

90           Elections mean it's time for sheep science; 25 October 2000.                                      

91           Fall brings showers, flowers, birds along Geronimo Creek; 1 November 2000.                                     

92           Recent rains evoke memories of record flood of October '98; 8 November 2000.                                              

93           The good, the bad and the ozone; 15 November 2000.                                  

94           Ozone in the air may lighten your wallet; 29 November 2000.                                     

95           Mims speaks to local AARP chapter; 3 December 2000.                                  

96           Outdoor plants get ready for spring in Texas; 6 December 2000.                                                

97           Galveston known in science circles for more than just beaches; 13 December 2000.                                        

98           December a month to remember in Guadalupe County; 20 December 2000.                                       

99           Science in Action: Science fair projects offer lessons; 27 December 2000.                                              

100         Young Science: Science fair winners break new ground, 3 January 2001.                                                

101         Devil's Cigar: Rare fungus can be found along Geronimo Creek, 10 January 2001.                                               

102         Heavenly Bodies: Winter perfect time for sky gazing, 17 January 2001.                                   

103         Wanted: Have you seen these extremely rare mushrooms? 18 January 2001.                                     

104         Winter Visitors: Wood ducks make stop in area, 24 January 2001.                                             

105         Binary Images: Digital cameras changing face of photography, 31 January 2001.                                 

106         The Birds: Grackles making themselves known in city, 2 February 2001.                                 

107         Signatures in the Sky: Jet contrails seen from up above, 7 February 2001.                                             

108         Fog Creeps In: Fogs beauty can be dangerous, 14 February 2001.                                             

109         Natural Resource: Sulfur a read double-edged sword, 21 February 2001.                                              

110         Tough Tree: Bald cypress makes positive contributions, 28 February 2001.                                           

111         View From Above: Look at things from new angle, 7 March 2001.                                             

112         Nature's Technology: Crane flies not giant mosquitoes, 14 March 2001.                                 

113         Man's impact not all negative on wildlife, 21 March 2001.                                             

114         Water's Wonder: Water common, but not 'normal', 28 March 2001.                                        

115         Brazilian Skies: Scientist shares stories from research in Amazon, 4 April 2001.                                    

116         Brazil poses challenges for researchers, 11 April 2001.                                    

117         Cristalino River not so clear after all, 18 April 2001.                                           

118         Number of lessons learned in jungles of Brazil, 25 April 2001.                                      

119         Geronimo Creek Return: Spring wildlife brightens up local area, 2 May 2001.                                       

120         Letters to the Editor: Cheers to columnist Forrest Mims for telling the truth, 6 May 2001.                                              

121         Sinister or Simple? On contrails, chemtrails and the truth, 9 May 2001.                                   

122         Points of Light: Fireflies lighting up Geronimo Creek, 16 May 2001.                                           

123         Nature's Fireworks: Lightning a serious natural hazard, 23 May 2001.                                      

124         Leopard frogs invade Geronimo Creek, 30 May 2001.                                     

125         Scorpions make their home in Rock Company, 6 June 2001.                                         

126         Spider webs: Welcome to spider country, 13 June 2001.                                               

127         Seguin lucky to have top notch science teachers, 20 June 2001.                                 

128         Summer Science: Summertime a good time to start work on projects, 27 June 2001.                                       

129         From the Mountaintop: A decade at Mauna Loa Observatory, 4 July 2001.                                           

130         Beaming Up: Mountain hosts science adventures, 11 July 2001.                                

131         Geronimo Creek dragonflies are poetry in flight, 16 July 2001.                                    

132         Science vs. Religion: Clash claims victims in the scientific community, 25 July 2001.                                            

133         Scientific Wrangling: Perils of magazine publishing, 1 August 2001.                                           

134         In the Public Eye: Scientific American battle rages, 8 August 2001.                                            

135         Scientific American affair has a silver lining, 15 August 2001.                                        

136         Ultraviolet Light: Did you get your rays today? 22 August 2001.                                  

137         Sunlight: There are beneficial effects of sunlight, 29 August 2001.                                            

138         Weather radar keeps an eye on the sky, 5 September 2001.                                       

139         Remembering the World Trade Center, 13 September 2001.                                      

140         Life goes on along the creek, 19 September 2001.                                            

141         Science not unaffected by war, 26 September 2001.                                       

142         Scientist takes aim at proposed emissions tests, 30 September 2001.                                     

143         Lessons can be learned from tree rings, 3 October 2001.                                               

144         Air pollution evident over South Texas, 10 October 2001.                                             

145         Enforcement of air quality rules needs study, 17 October 2001.                                 

146         Regulations should be based on science, fact, 24 October 2001.                                

147         Insects on parade in Guadalupe County, 31 October 2001.                                           

148         Taking a look at bacteria and anthrax, 7 November 2001.                                              

149         Mailed anthrax spores changed bioterror, 14 November 2001.                                  

150         Giving thanks for the wildlife in the area, 21 November 2001.                                     

151         Caterpillars munching on rare mushrooms, 28 November 2001.                                 

152         Hi-Tech ways to capture holiday memories, 5 December 2001.                                  

153         Science fair has Seguin's talent on display, 12 December 2001.                                   

154         It's been a great year for science, 26 December 2001.                                    

155         It's time for a Juror's Bill of Rights, 28 December 2001.                                    

156         After a dip, the fire ants are back in the county, 2 January 2002.                                                

157         Chilly air brings acres of frosty beauty to area, 9 January 2002.                                   

158         Sunlight's brilliance dominates winter season, 16 January 2002.                                 

159         Nature of airline security changing with times, 23 January 2002.                                

160         Science equipment versus airline security, 30 January 2002.                                        

161         Science can help stop potential terrorists, 6 February 2002.                                         

162         Minerals and nutrients important to health, 13 February 2002.                                  

163         Monarchs make their presence known in area, 20 February 2002.                                            

164         Winter is the time of year to make a nest quest, 27 February 2002.                                          

165         Technology breeds new hi-tech flashlights, 6 March 2002.                                           

166         Global warming debate wages on, 13 March 2002.                                           

167         Seguin should be proud of science students, 20 March 2002.                                      

168         Spring brings severe weather to Texas, 3 April 2002.                                       

169         Cardinals busy raising families in area, 10 April 2002.                                        

170         Storms make nature smile ear-to-ear, 17 April 2002.                                       

171         Science Stars: Seguin cleans up at science contest, 21 April 2002.                                              

172         How Seguin High excels in science, 24 April 2002.                                              

173         Where Seguin's science prowess started, 1 May 2002.                                   

174         Airborne dust from Sahara detected, 8 May 2002.                                           

175         Freed hostage speaks at SPC fund-raiser, 16 May 2002.                                 

176         Mosquito diseases are on the move, 29 May 2002.                                          

177         Watching owls turns out to be hoot, 5 June 2002.                                             

178         Lowly lichens actually very complex, 12 June 2002.                                          

179         Seeing Spring Lake well worth the trip, 19 June 2002.                                     

180         Ozone hazards affect Guadalupe County, 26 June 2002.                                                

181         Dragonflies beat man-made aircraft, 3 July 2002.                                              

182         What exactly is a 'l00-year flood? 7 July 2002.                                     

183         Safe cleanup after flood important, 10 July 2002.                                              

184         Debris needs to be properly destroyed, 17 July 2002.                                     

185         Storms necessary part of Texas ecosystem, 24 July 2002.                                              

186         Findings indicate NASA Satellite might be off, 2 August 2002.                                      

187         Cleanup crew clears Canyon Dam, 7 August 2002.                                            

188         Flood bad for residents, good for nature, 14 August 2002.                                            

189         Tree experts await results of old cypress remains, 21 August 2002.                                          

190         The Air Up There: Concerns aired at AACOG meeting, 22 August 2002.                                   

191         Ozone violations, data are skewed, San Antonio Express News, 27 August 2002.                                               

192         Drummond did the work on Texas nature, 28 August 2002.                                         

193         Animals a bit more friendly than expected, 4 September 2002.                                  

194         Stagnant air, smoke fouls Texas skies, 18 September 2002.                                          

195         Africanized honeybees can be a pain, 25 September 2002.                                          

196         AACOG's Clean Air Plan Debated, 29 September 2002.                                   

197         Ozone necessary for all life on Earth, 2 October 2002.                                     

198         Car drivers need to learn about ozone, 9 October 2002.                                

199         Heavy rains affect amphibian population, 16 October 2002.                                         

200         World Space Congress convenes in Texas, 23 October 2002.                                        

201         West Nile spreads faster than predicted, 30 October 2002.                                          

202         Serious problems face forests in Southwest U.S., 6 November 2002.                                      

203         Western America's forests are in trouble, 13 November 2002.                                   

204         In search of trees, haze and mushrooms, 20 November 2002.                                    

205         Thefts blamed on 'coon bandits, 27 November 2002.                                      

206         What would the world be like without glass, 4 December 2002.                                 

207         It's science fair season once again in Seguin, 11 December 2002.                                               

208         Science fair project measures athletes' body fat, 18 December 2002.                                      

209         Take time of enjoy nature's Christmas gifts, 25 December 2002.                                                

210         Science makes major news in 2002, 1 January 2003.                                        

211         Time to welcome back El Nino, 8 January 2003.                                  

212         Students to attend science fair in San Antonio, 15 January 2003.                                               

213         Mosquitoes still abundant despite cold, 22 January 2003.                                             

214         Frost flowers appearing all over country, 29 January 2003.                                           

215         Great discovery requires great risk, 5 February 2003.                                      

216         Science rooted in achievements of amateurs, 26 February 2003.                                               

217         Texas Academy of Science holds meeting, 5 March 2003.                                             

218         Father of Intelligent Design gives presentation, 12 March 2003.                                 

219         Students continue tradition of excellence, 26 March 2003.                                           

220         Science short on answers in matters relating to race ethnicity, 2 April 2003.                                         

221         Local lizards provide excellent insect control, 9 April 2003.                                            

222         Owner's warned to protect birds, poultry from foreign virus, 16 April 2003.                                          

223         Springtime offers chance to get reacquainted with nature, 23 April 2003.                                              

224         An update on AACOG and air quality issues, 25 April 2003.                                           

225         Participation in television documentary offers new insight, 30 April 2003.                                             

226         Mims takes part in Japanese television documentary, 7 May 2003.                                          

227         Fires generating thick smoke continue to burn, 14 May 2003.                                     

228         Childhood heroes make quite an impression, 28 May 2003.                                         

229         Avoid UV ray during hot summer months, 4 June 2003.                                 

230         SOLC a unique opportunity for area youth, 18 June 2003.                                             

231         The sky's the limit on Hawaii's mountains, 25 June 2003.                                               

232         Dust, pollution lead to high ozone levels, 11 July 2003.                                   

233         Hurricanes pose risks to Texas, 16 July 2003.                                       

234         Dust devils put interesting spin on summertime fun, 23 July 2003.                                            

235         Comet chaser earns honor for backyard discoveries, 30 July 2003.                                            

236         Father of human flight takes aviation to new heights, 6 August 2003.                                      

237         Electric industry sees winds of change, 13 August 2003.                                 

238         Coming months to offer flowery shows, 3 September 2003.                                       

239         Rising ozone levels may cause EPA action, 14 September 2003.                                  

240         Nature weaves weird web of wonderment, 17 September 2003.                                             

241         Trees are an essential component in creating cleaner air, 24 September 2003.                                    

242         Old fashioned camera technique can be fun, 3 October 2003.                                     

243         Bees, wasps active when among bright goldenrod gardens, 8 October 2003.                                       

244         Armadillos happy to till gardener's soil in search of dinner, 15 October 2003.                                        

245         Fall breezes bring opportunity to observe nature, 22 October 2003.                                        

246         Hill Country autumn a natural wonder to behold, 29 October 2003.                                          

247         Planes have progressed in 100 years, 5 November 2003.                                               

248         Internet transforms day-to-day life, 12 November 2003.                                              

249         Wildlife management can save the land, 19 November 2003.                                      

250         Natural landscape welcomes many animals, 26 November 2003.                                               

251         Seguin High students answer questions with science, 10 December 2003.                                            

252         Special flower brightens winter nights, 24 December 2003.                                          

253         Shuttle crash was biggest science story of '03, 31 December 2003.                                            

254         NASA scores big with Mars exploration, 7 January 2004.                                                

255         Find bird nests in winter, 14 January 2004.                                           

256         The paradox of juniper pollen, 21 January 2004.                                                

257         'Time machines' are all around, 28 January 2004.                                               

258         What's next in the realm of space exploration? 4 February 2004.                                              

259         Powered parachutes gaining popularity, 11 February 2004.                                          

260         Student scientists present projects at annual convention, 18 February 2004.                                       

261         Calculators' prices have tumbled over time, 25 February 2004.                                   

262         Counting with pebbles: how to use an abacus, 3 March 2004.                                     

263         Enjoy Seguin's clean environment, 10 March 2004.                                          

264         Chasing rabbits on Mars, 17 March 2004.                                              

265         TLU is home to new equipment, 24 March 2004.                                               

266         Priorities changing at NASA, 31 March 2004.                                        

267         Chasing Asian smoke across Texas, 7 April 2004.                                                

268         Smoke from Asia finds its way to Texas, 14 April 2004.                                    

269         Well-rounded 'bugs' roam near homes, 21 April 2004.                                    

270         Tropical smoke hinders forecasters, 28 April 2004.                                           

271         Stenzel gives girls straight talk, 12 May 2004.                                      

272         5 Kingdoms make up all living things, 19 May 2004.                                          

273         Community leaders work to preserve Walnut Branch, 9 June 2004.                                          

274         Last week's flood alters landscape, 16 June 2004.                                             

275         Nationwide wildfires are a sure sign that summer has arrived, 21 July 2004.                                         

276         More than meets the eye with birds, feathers, 28 July 2004.                                       

277         Questions on 'junk science', 4 August 2004.                                        

278         Cats top list of current news makers, 11 August 2004.                                    

279         Mims to give speech at NASA space center, 11 August 2004.                                       

280         Murky haze covers much of eastern United States, 18 August 2004.                                        

281         Bidding farewell to a humble genius, 24 August 2004.                                     

282         Assassin bug just as fierce as its name sounds, 25 August 2004.                                 

283         '04 a good summer for wild Texas grape vines, 1 September 2004.                                           

284         Remembering the 1900 Galveston storm, 7 September 2004.                                     

285         Mysterious mirages have scientific explanation, 15 September 2004.                                      

286         Hurricanes less frequent in recent years, 22 September 2004.                                    

287         With 6.5 million acres in Texas, cotton is king, 29 September 2004.                                           

288         Earthquakes used to study volcanic activity, 6 October 2004.                                       

289         Texas is big on growing pecans, 13 December 2004.                                        

290         Alaskan science involves country's most interesting resources, 20 October 2004.                                              

291         Green flash a rare but beautiful sight, 27 October 2004.                                

292         Twilight illuminates skies with pastel glow, 3 November 2004.                                    

293         NASA's own research craft, 10 November 2004.                                                

294         Going for a ride, 17 November 2004.                                      

295         Underfunded museums could team with citizen scientists, 24 November 2004.                                 

296         Citizen Scientist publishes 300th column, 28 November 2004.                                     

297         Technology tackles etiquette, decorum, 1 December 2004.                                         

298         SHS students show their scientific prowess at fair, 8 December 2004.                                     

299         SHS students get high marks at annual science fair, 15 December 2004.                                 

300         Scientists weren't always leery of discussing faith, 22 December 2004.                                   

301         Rare South Texas snow storm a spectacle to see, 29 December 2004.                                     

302         Large death toll from S. Asian tsunami avoidable, 5 January 2005.                                             

303         What is a tsunami? 12 January 2005.                                       

304         First PC marks 30th anniversary, 19 January 2005.                                             

305         Hindenburg's fatal explosion brought end to airship era, 26 January 2005.                                            

306         Robins make good sport for shutterbugs, 9 February 2005.                                          

307         Why do we have so many 100-year floods? 16 February 2005.                                    

308         Stay out of the way of flood plain areas, 23 February 2005.                                          

309         Political science plays large role in flooding solutions, 2 March 2005.                                        

310         El Nino waning as spring approaches, 9 March 2005.                                        

311         This winter provided the perfect conditions for chorus of bullfrogs, 16 March 2005.                                         

312         Arrival of Mexican free-tailed bats rings in springtime in Texas, 232 March 2005.                                                

313         Glaciers are melting away at alarming rate, 6 April 2005.                                                

314         Railroad safety procedures need boost to protect all along the tracks, 10 April 2005.                                        

315         Reasons to leave bees and wasps alone, 13 April 2005.                                  

316         The name of plants and animals, 20 April 2005.                                  

317         Spittle bug lives youth inside cluster of bubbles, 27 April 2005.                                   

318         Spring means it's poison ivy season, 4 May 2005.                                              

319         Big wonders come in smaller packages, 11 May 2005.                                     

320         Dust devils can put an interesting 'spin' on summertime activities, 18 May 2005.                                                

321         Volcanic eruptions can have an impact on the planet, 25 May 2005.                                         

322         Beautiful bluet damselfly makes home along creek, 1 June 2005.                                              

323         What would happen if an asteroid hit Earth? 8 June 2005.                                            

324         Talking about science behind wastewater, 15 June 2005.                                              

325         Seguin's nuclear stockpile secure, 29 June 2005.                                               

326         Africa pays another visit to Texas, 3 July 2005.                                    

327         Summer is prime sunburn season, 6 July 2005.                                  

328         To burn or not to burn is the question, 13 July 2005.                                        

329         A summer stroll along the creek, 20 July 2005.                                   

330         Rain transforms plants and animals, 27 July 2005.                                             

331         Talking intelligently designed science, 17 August 2005.                                   

332         Important to remember we live in flood country, 14 September 2005.                                   

333         This column brought to you by the Internet, 5 October 2005.                                      

334         Influenza a killer through history, 12 October 2005.                                         

335         Monarchs make their long trip south, 19 October 2005.                                 

336         Students are doing some serious science, 26 October 2005.                                        

337         Mars providing a sky show for viewers, 2 November 2005.                                          

338         There are area signs of fall along Geronimo Creek, 9 November 2005.                                    

339         Take steps to avoid the flu bug, 16 November 2005.                                       

340         Harvest time, and planting for future, 23 November 2005.                                           

341         Taking a walk through SHS science fair, 7 December 2005.                                            

342         Last look at the SHS science fair, 21 December 2005.                                       

343         Bluebonnets sprouting along local creek, 28 December 2005.                                     

344         Bluebonnets sprouting along local creek, 28 December 2005                                       

345         Are paper or plastic cups better, 4 January 2006.                                              

346         Are paper or plastic cups better, 4 January 2006.                                              

347         Christmas Bird Count an Audubon success, 11 January 2006.                                       

348         Do frequent flyers catch colds more frequently? 18 January 2006.                                            

349         Much has changed in education over the years, 25 January 2006.                                             

350         Get out your pencils, can you do the math? 1 February 2006.                                     

351         The education crisis is our crisis, 8 February 2006.                                             

352         Can you point out Iraq on a map? 15 February 2006.                                       

353         Fixing education will take a team effort, 22 February 2006.                                          

354         Will the local drought continue, 1 March 2006.                                   

355         The mockingbirds of Texas spring, 8 March 2006.                                              

356         The giant silk moths of Texas, 15 March 2006.                                    

357         Just a taste of red, 22 March 2006.                                          

358         From sand dunes to cypress leaves at meeting, 29 March 2006.                                 

359         Calculators' prices have tumbled, 5 April 2006.                                   

360         Different ‘time machines' are all around us, 19 April 2006.                                            

361         Event shows that science rules at Texas Lutheran University, 26 April 2006.                                         

362         Invasion of the pill bugs prompts questions, 3 May 2006.                                              

363         Giant thunderstorms visit South Texas, 10 May 2006.                                     

364         Wildflowers 17 May 2006**                                       

365         Flower bugs, 24 May 2006.**                                    

366         LED flashlights, 1 June 2006.**                                  

367         Vultures, 7 June 2006. **                                            

368         Testing the air in Hawaii and Texas, 14 June 2006.                                             

369         Summer solstice,  21 June 2006.**                                          

370         Texas Lutheran has a Hawaii connection, 28 June 2006.                                 

371         Jellyfish: Phantoms of the ocean, 11 July 2006.                                  

372         Bidding farewell to a great scientist, 19 July 2006.                                             

373         Testing the air in Hawaii and Texas, 14 June 2006.                                             

374         Summer flowers are now in bloom, 2 August 2006.                                         

375         Butterfly migration, 9 August 2006.**                                    

376         16 August 2006.**                                          

377         Just how hot is hot? 23 August 2006.                                      

378         A glimpse into the wild world of the doodle bug, 30 August 2006.                                             

379         Swamp gas, 7 September 2006.**                                           

380         14 September 2006.**                                 

381         21 September 2006.**                                 

382         28 September 2006.**                                 

383         5 October 2006.**                                         

384         Sheep, 12 October 2006.**                                        

385         The smallest snake (Texas blind snake), 19 October 2006.**                                       

386         Hawaii a land of natural forces, 26 October 2006.                                              

387         30-Oct-06            The fire ant highway                      

388         6-Nov-06             Hawaii, Land of natural forces                   

389         13-Nov-06           Overcoming fear of snakes                         

390         20-Nov-06           How to become a NASA astronait                            

391         27-Nov-06           Museum celebrates computer era (4E)                 

392         4-Dec-06              Changing colors tell a chemical story (4E)                              

393         11-Dec-06            Admiring the majestic baldcypress (4E)                 

394         18-Dec-06            Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory                             

395         25-Dec-06            Celebrating the Christmas scientist (4D)               

396         1-Jan-07               Tracking our dust, smoke and haze (4E)                

397         8-Jan-07               The rare devil's cigar (4D)                            

398         15-Jan-07             The elusive pollen corona (4F)                  

399         22-Jan-07             Resourceful insects of winter(4E)                            

400         29-Jan-07             Coping with a mini-ice age (4E)                 

401         5-Feb-07              Bluebonnets are preparing for spring                    

                Column appears in two newspapers.                                     

                Dates above are for Seguin Gazette Enterprise (usually Fridays).                                              

                Dates below are for San Antonio Express-News (Mondays and then Sundays 2014>>).                                  

402         12-Feb-07            Burning is illegal for good reason                              

403         19-Feb-07            Flashlight has come a long way                 

404         26-Feb-07            A look at the stuff of birds nests                              

405         5-Mar-07             Window seat is the place to be                 

406         12-Mar-07           Just wild about a wild chile                          

407         19-Mar-07           The regional flora and fauna signal spring                             

408         26-Mar-07           Signs of spring abound in area                   

409         2-Apr-07              Achoo! Spring does have its downside                  

410         9-Apr-07              Danger looms in a real flash                        

411         16-Apr-07            Smoke from afar adds color                       

412         23-Apr-07            Got milkweed? Keep it and feed the monarchs                

413         30-Apr-07            Those fearless Scottish plant hunters                    

414         7-May-07             Snakes on the plains, hills not always cause for alarm                     

415         14-May-07          Scientific integrity — no fooling                

416         21-May-07          Dust, smoke make for bad-air days in springtime                             

417         28-May-07          A driveway encounter with the coral snake                        

418         4-Jun-07               Life was slower in years gone by                              

419         11-Jun-07            Asian dust, pollutant levels high                               

420         18-Jun-07            Texas state plant is one that knows how to defend its fruit                         

421         25-Jun-07            The good, the bad and the UV                  

422         2-Jul-07                 Haze does not block sunburn                    

423         9-Jul-07                 The Summer Chorus                      

424         16-Jul-07              Rain brings bounty of bugs                         

425         23-Jul-07              Science made strides in 1957                     

426         30-Jul-07              You're just a few clicks away from tracking thunderstorms                          

427         6-Aug-07              Frogs Love Texas Rain                   

428         13-Aug-07           Spiders, webs amazing up close               

429         20-Aug-07           The finest nature classroom is found out in the widerness                           

430         27-Aug-07           Culumus clouds provide clues about the weather                            

431         3-Sep-07              Shrikes catch, kill prey and store them on barbs                

432         10-Sep-07            MacCready was pioneer in experimental aviation                            

433         17-Sep-07            Pelicans put on great show along the Texas Gulf Coast                  

434         24-Sep-07            Up close with dragonflies                            

435         1-Oct-07               Sputnik launch created a boy's special memory                 

436         8-Oct-07               Science fairs can mean first-class experiments                  

437         15-Oct-07            Ragweed is our price for cool, wet summer                        

438         22-Oct-07            Digital camera is perfect for capturing nature shots                         

439         5-Nov-07             Fall blooms spawn insect frenzy                               

440         12-Nov-07           With help from their mates, damselflies begin laying eggs                           

441         19-Nov-07           Franklin's study of turkeys is worth a work of thanks                      

442         26-Nov-07           Native pecans really taste better                             

443         3-Dec-07              A record stretch of clear sky                       

444         10-Dec-07            Mare's tails or contrails cirrus rides high in sky                    

445         17-Dec-07            Vacuum tubes triggered revolution with electricity                         

446         24-Dec-07            Christmas gift of transistor radio parts led to a career in science                

447         31-Dec-07            Texas star is a real rarity                               

448         7-Jan-08               Winds may have forged old link between Japan, Texas                 

449         14-Jan-08             Grass fire                            

450         21-Jan-08             Climber's humility remembered                               

451         28-Jan-08             Watch frost flowers materialize                                

452         4-Feb-08              Contrails can lead to cooler days and warmer nights                       

453         11-Feb-08            Temperature trends for San Antonio show slight increase                           

454         18-Feb-08            Heat island effect keeps S.A. warmer than its rural neighbors                    

455         25-Feb-08            All that asphalt, concrete make cities the hottest places to be                    

456         3-Mar-08             Science fairs are key to developing young minds in the field                       

457         10-Mar-08           Firefighter' water, sunshine help grass reclaim burned field                        

458         17-Mar-08           Charting rain, drought trends                    

459         24-Mar-08           Corpus park a fine perch for birding                        

460         31-Mar-08           Under microscope, muddy rain shows mostly dust, not ash                        

461         7-Apr-08              Coyotes considered 'nuisance wildlife' in Texas                 

462         14-Apr-08            Wildflowers so-so this season                   

463         21-Apr-08            Piggybacking' enhances science               

464         28-Apr-08            Clashing air masses lead to lightning, hail, proverb                           

465         5-May-08             Solar time can vary greatly from time that's on the clock                               

466         12 May 08            When the vultures circle                              

467         19-May-08          When hawk and snake crash, neither one gets off lightly                             

468         26-May-08          Spear grass can take care of itself...but it's painful                           

469         2-Jun-08             Without water vapor, imagine frozen seas and brutal cold                           

470         9-Jun-08              Turns out that angry serpent was a Texas rat snake                        

471         16-Jun-08            Lots of stuff in air over Hawaii                   

472         23-Jun-08            Midwest floods as S. Texas suffers through drought                       

473         30-Jun-08            Dust of Africa's Sahara Desert invading South, Central Texas                       

474         7-Jul-08                The miracle of colorful light is a basis of the miracle of life.                           

475         14-Jul-08              You think Texas is dusty?  Beijing sky is loaded with it.                   

476         21-Jul-08              Electronic memory has come a long way since l962.                         

477         28-Jul-08              Laughing gulls are fun to watch, photograph.                     

478         4-Aug-08              Personal computer era's humble beginnings                      

479         11-Aug-08           Beijing's problem with pollution holds lesson for S. Texas                             

480         18-Aug-08           U.S. fleet's 1838 voyage had important mission                 

481         25-Aug-08           Humans have weaved history from plant fiber                  

482         1-Sep-08              Sheep, goats were an early part of a developing Texas                  

483         8-Sep-08              Sunspots thought to be factor in temperature                  

484         15-Sep-08            Alaskan volcano paints Texas sky                             

485         22-Sep-08            Mosquito infestations follow behind rainstorms                               

486         29-Sep-08            Wasps serve useful role in controlling of pests                  

487         6-Oct-08               Yellow puff capable of a sudden movement when touched                        

488         13-Oct-08            Mother Nature puts a shine on night vision                        

489         20-Oct-08            Natural world offers respite from global financial woes                 

490         27-Oct-08            Ozone in atmosphere produced naturally and by humans                            

491         3-Nov-08             Man and Nature cause changes in Earth's protective ozone                        

492         10-Nov-08           Apollo 11 astronauts linked Texas observatory to moon                

493         17-Nov-08           Tree rings provide a living history                             

494         24-Nov-08           Solar power is perfect solution in some cases                    

495         1-Dec-08              Science behind many of our gadgets is as good as gold                  

496         8-Dec-08              DIY sensor beats satellite                            

497         15-Dec-08            U.S. weather data often flawed                               

498         22-Dec-08            Nature wears holiday colors for Christmas                           

499         29-Dec-08            Make science part of kids lives                  

500         5-Jan-09               One day closer to next rain                         

501         12-Jan-09             Texas is leading producer of lighter-than-air helium                        

502         19-Jan-09             When eyes don't work, one hears what others see                        

503         26-Jan-09             Why you need to know the dew point                  

504         2-Feb-09              Evil plot or just condensation?                  

505         9-Feb-09              Incandescents:  An idea whose time has come--to an end                           

506         16-Feb-09            Mercury is toxic, but has its uses                              

507         23-Feb-09            Flint a popular Stone Age material                           

508         2-Mar-09             Can't stand the heat?  Get off urban island                         

509         9-Mar-09             Metates underscore corn's rise in importance                   

510         16-Mar-09           Meteors leave marks on planets                              

511         23-Mar-09           Windmill technology not outdated                          

512         30-Mar-09           Giant West Texas wind generators provide electricity for S.A.                    

513         6-Apr-09              Wind and oil both have powerful role                    

514         13-Apr-09            Ball moss benign to its tree host                               

515         20-Apr-09            Watching nature note what's absent                     

516         27-Apr-09            Close encounters of the stinging kind                    

517         4-May-09             Getting wise on owls, other creatures of night                  

518         11-May-09          Limestone is a Texas tradition                  

519         18-May-09          Deciphering some difficult language used by science                      

520         25-May-09          Analyzing the thick, gray cloud hanging over San Antonio area                   

521         1-Jun-09               Looking to sun to provide answers about global warming                             

522         8-Jun-09               UV exposure is good or bad, depending on whom you ask                          

523         15-Jun-09            Coneflowers thrive in drought                  

524         22-Jun-09            Teach kids about dangerous snakes                       

525         29-Jun-09            This drought is more than just an annoyance                     

526         6-Jul-09                 International space station is definitely worth a look                      

527         13-Jul-09              Canyon Lake drought the worst in 45 years                         

528         20-Jul-09              Be prepared for critters with stickers, stingers, fangs                     

529         27-Jul-09              High-flying dust from Africa may suppress tropical rain systems                

530         3-Aug-09              Try your hand at growing baldcypress saplings                   

531         10-Aug-09           Drought offers chance to see antlions in action                 

532         17-Aug-09           In search of cool spots                  

533         24-Aug-09           Weather radar images are ready and waiting                     

534         31-Aug-09           Keeping an eye out for dust devils                          

535         7-Sep-09              Drought saps trees of life                            

536         14-Sep-09            Drought's severe effect on trees                             

537         21-Sep-09            Lilies making appearance after rains                       

538         28-Sep-09            Even in a drought, there can be plenty of water vapor overhead                              

539         5-Oct-09               Buffalo  gourds sprout from thirst-quenching rainfall                      

540         12-Oct-09            Readers not shy to comment                    

541         19-Oct-09            Annual migration of hawks can be a spectacular sight                     

542         26-Oct-09            The landscape has been transformed post-drought                        

543         2-Nov-09             Looking back at contributions of Goddard                            

544         9-Nov-09             Texas Star fungus a rare, wonderful sight                            

545         16-Nov-09           Resource we tend to take for granted                   

546         23-Nov-09           Giving thanks--for the rain                          

547         30-Nov-09           Climate chage controversy stll rages                       

548         7-Dec-09              A cochineal comeback                  

549         14-Dec-09            Rockets played role in microcoputer revolution                

550         21-Dec-09            Shining a new light on season                    

551         28-Dec-09            Bluebonnets arrive in time for Christmas                             

552         4-Jan-10               Celebrating 35 years of personal computing                       

553         11-Jan-10             Great blue herons make a fuss when they want privacy               

554         18-Jan-10             Arctic air brings more than cold                 

555         25-Jan-10             Stint at magazine turned troublesome                  

556         1-Feb-10              Shifted purpose to develop solid research                          

557         8-Feb-10              Unwelcome nutrias wreak havoc on vegetation, structures                        

558         15-Feb-10            Jefferson: Statesman and early weather-watcher                           

559         22-Feb-10            February rains bring spring visitors                          

560         1-Mar-10             El Nino's pattern through history                             

561         8-Mar-10             Wildlife corridor along creek is picture-perfect                  

562         15-Mar-10           Native plants are good landscaping alternatives                

563         22-Mar-10           Arsenic levels in soil may affect the color of blooms                        

564         29-Mar-10           Greening of trees represents the basis of all life                               

565         5-Apr-10              Gobi desert marches on as a Yellow Dragon                        

566         12-Apr-10            Dandelions, anemones ride on the breeze                          

567         19-Apr-10            Be considerate while searching for the elusive white bluebonnet                            

568         26-Apr-10            Roberts, a computer pioneer, is the reason PC became popular                

569         3-May-10             Bluebonnets tickle readers pink with their display of colors                         

570         10-May-10          Insects and birds finally showing signs of activity                              

571         17-May-10          Snake Farm                       

572         24-May-10          Caterpillar Invasion                        

573         31-May-10          Texas lignite                      

574         7-Jun-10               With so many kinds, tea caters to many tastes.                 

575         14-Jun-10            Bell set the stage for today's connected world.                 

576         21-Jun_10           Fiber-optic communication began 130 years ago.                             

577         28-Jun-10            Texas weather:  From bone dry to soaking wet.                

578         5-Jul-10                 Texas tortoise makes a rare appearance                              

579         12-Jul-10              Natural leaks emit oil into Gulf of Mexico                             

580         19-Jul-10              First laser in 1960 set off technological leaps                       

581         26-Jul-10              Allergies, solar aureole side effects of dust in the wind                 

582         2-Aug-10              Don't succumb to itch to touch poison ivy leaves                              

583         9-Aug-10              Deciphering between softwood and hardwood is an art                               

584         16-Aug-10           Bumblebees take revenge when nest is threatened                      

585         23-Aug-10           A tree with many names also has many uses                      

586         30-Aug-10           Hot on the trail of a grass fire along the highway                               

587         6-Sep-10              Ladybug is everyone's favorite                 

588         13-Sep-10            Pesky ragweed can be a giant problem                 

589         20-Sep-10            Bois d'arc ring pattern provides glimpse of past                 

590         27-Sep-10            Hearing-aid repair is a snap                         

591         4-Oct-10               Non-native giant reeds causing trouble                

592         11-Oct-10            Thank Columbus for Swiss chocolate                      

593         18-Oct-10            Pollen is raining down                   

594         25-Oct-10            Pollinating insects finally coming back                    

595         1-Nov-10             Twig girdlers can leave path of destruction                          

596         8-Nov-10             With a wood duck, only the name is dull                               

597         15-Nov-10           Green or brown, anole lizards truly are masters of disguise                         

598         22-Nov-10           Plenty of food brings abundance of wild turkeys                              

599         29-Nov-10           Fog presents roadway hazard                   

600         6-Dec-10              Dirty floors may be the real security threat at airports                    

601         13-Dec-10            Poor glove practices may contaminate belongings                           

602         20-Dec-10            Possumhaws red berries add Christmas cheer                   

603         27-Dec-10            LEDs are just the latest advance in artificial lighting                          

604         3-Jan-11               Bird-watching programs growing in popularity                   

605         10-Jan-11             Self-confidence hasn't helped raise test scores in U.S.                   

606         17-Jan-11             Capture the beauty of a bird nest with a camera                              

607         24-Jan-11             Water striders are fascinating subjects to study                

608         31-Jan-11             Arrival of woodpeckers is a welcome event                        

609         7-Feb-11              Tracking tremors near and far in Texas                  

610         14-Feb-11            S.A. gets a taste of an old-fashioned Texas winter                           

611         21-Feb-11            Scientist's legacy lives on in Hawaii's solar telescopes                     

612         28-Feb-11            Controlled burns require careful planning, execution                     

613         7-Mar-11             It's a gas to think about what makes up atmosphere                      

614         14-Mar-11           Science is the name of the game at annual gathering                     

615         21-Mar-11           Power game is serious business                               

616         28-Mar-11           Radioactive fallout is latest concern in Japan disaster                      

617         4-Apr-11              Low-level radiation exposure is an everyday occurrence                              

618         11-Apr-11            The Bubble Guy expands the minds of young scientists                

619         18-Apr-11            Good science fair projects require quite a bit of planning                             

620         25-Apr-11            Mix of smoke and dust create a spectacular sight                             

621         2-May-11             Seguin student uses science to uncover the past                             

622         9-May-11             Paul Allen, Bill Gates--it's a love-hate relationship                            

623         16-May-10          Ladder-back woodpeckers make themselves at home                  

624         23-May-11          Barn swallows are raising their families                 

625         30-May-11          Back to basics with the abacus                  

626         6-Jun-11               Adding up the benefits of Japanese abacuses                   

627         13-Jun-11            Don't mess with Texas thorns unless you like pain                           

628         20-Jun-11            Sun time is a little different from watch time                      

629         27-Jun-11            Kodak remains a legend in field of photography               

630         4-Jul-11                 Don't forget to wear a hat and use sunscreen                    

631         11-Jul-11              This annual trip to Hawaii isn't for a vacation                       

632         18-Jul-11              Truth is, this drought could be much worse                         

633         25-Jul-11              Amateur scientists have paved the way for pros                              

634         1-Aug-11              Humans wouldn't be able to get by without salt               

635         8-Aug-11              Hurricane researcher takes job very seriously                    

636         15-Aug-11           Measure heat of objects with an infrared thermometer                               

637         22-Aug-11           Checking more temperatures with infrared thermometer                           

638         29-Aug-11           Right conditions for rain just aren't there yet                     

639         5-Sep-11              Remembering a clear New York day at 2 WTC                    

640         12-Sep-11            Instruments long a source of suspicion at airports                           

641         19-Sep-11            Thinking about the victims of recent fires                            

642         26-Sep-11            You, too, can help record drought of 2011                           

643         3-Oct-11               Tiny hummingbirds undertake long flight                             

644         10-Oct-11            Gauge the drought with an efficient device                        

645         17-Oct-11            Amazing migratory visitors have started arriving                               

646         24-Oct-11            Flowers, monarchs and snakes appear after rain                              

647         31-Oct-11            Robots help teens learn about science                  

648         7-Nov-11             There is something to the stories about power of crystals                            

649         14-Nov-11           Bastrop residents digging out from the ashes                    

650         21-Nov-11           Wild turkeys are quite delightful to watch                           

651         28-Nov-11           Lost Pines has begun anew many times before recent fire                          

652         5-Dec-11              Time to sow the seeds for next spring's bluebonnets                     

653         12-Dec-11            From telegraph to smartphone, Texas-style                       

654         19-Dec-11            Recalling memories at the drop of a song                             

655         26-Dec-11            Rain was perfect Christmas gift for Central Texas                             

656         2-Jan-12               Surprise rain has been well received, and mesured                         

657         9-Jan-12               Tale of rescued butterflies worth noting                              

658         16-Jan-12             Expedition collected data on Hawaiian volcano                  

659         23-Jan-12             Destructive feral hogs making inroads in Texas                  

660         30-Jan-12             Catching a robin is illegal and unpleasant                              

661         6-Feb-12              Wildflowers will bloom because of recent rains                 

662         13-Feb-12            Microwave inventor never graduated high school                           

663         20-Feb-12            Hydrologic cycle highlights importance of rain                    

664         27-Feb-12            Electronic flash brings photography out of the dark                         

665         5-Mar-12             Mexican officer tracks temps before Alamo siege                            

666         12-Mar-12           Recent drought leaves troubling questions                         

667         19-Mar-12           Unethical scientists undermine public trust                         

668         26-Mar-12           Crane flies could signal end of drought                  

669         2-Apr-12              Critters return to area in small numbers               

670         9-Apr-12              Milkweed crucial for butterfly survival                   

671         16-Apr-12            Animals adapt to environmental changes                            

672         23-Apr-12            Research shows Texas is not warming                   

673         30-Apr-12            Bluebonnet seed tale piques curiosity                   

674         7-May-12             Enthusiasm vital to scientific curiosity ("Are you a scientist?")                     

675         14-May-12          Residents extinguish grass fire in Seguin                              

676         21-May-12          Lack of bugs may be drought related                     

677         28-May-12          Longevity of seemingly fragile seeds studied                     

678         4-Jun-12               Eclipse views subject to vagaries of clouds                          

679         11-Jun-12            The term computer 'bug' can be literal                  

680         18-Jun-12            Coral snake sightings cause for caution                 

681         25-Jun-12            UV rate is determined by clouds, season                             

682         2-Jul-12                 It's a balancing act for UV ray exposure                 

683         9-Jul-12                 Texas walking stick longest insect in U.S.                              

684         16-Jul-12              Scientists now cataloging beach debris                  

685         23-Jul-12              Sargassum benefits the beach ecology                 

686         30-Jul-12              Could landfills turn toxic in the future?                  

687         6-Aug-12              "Little dusty lately? Blame the Sahara Desert

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688         13-Aug-12           Return of the wasps is a good thing                        

689         20-Aug-12           Smoke and dust create crepuscular rays                               

690         27-Aug-12           Fire ants to the Alamo, topics have varied                           

691         3-Sep-12              Ozone Violation                               

692         10-Sep-12            Pronghorns                       

693         17-Sep-12            Coin phones                      

694         24-Sep-12            Technology Copycats                    

695         1-Oct-12               Eyes can play tricks in high altitudes                        

696         8-Oct-12               Team trains to recover human remains                 

697         15-Oct-12            Maximilian sunflowers are spectacular                  

698         22-Oct-12            Tower cranes give lift to construction                    

699         29-Oct-12            Leaders can learn a lot from sheep                         

700         5-Nov-12             Clay jars, not memory drives, stored these texts                              

701         12-Nov-12           So many types of oaks, so many acorns                

702         19-Nov-12           The resiliance of Nature                               

703         26-Nov-12           Water vapor is necessary "blanket" of life                           

704         3-Dec-12              A famous Texas scientist turns 100                          

705         10-Dec-12            Texan founded world-famous Mauna Loa Observatory                 

706         17-Dec-12            Plants put on a colorful holiday show                     

707         24-Dec-12            Christmas at Monticello               

708         31-Dec-12            Satellite images reveal Texas at night                     

709         7-Jan-13               Termite swarms common in Texas                          

710         14-Jan-13             Rare sights make the week special                          

711         21-Jan-13             What lies below not always evident                       

712         28-Jan-13             Conditions right for fires to flare                              

713         4-Feb-13              Sky reflects what nature, man do                            

714         11-Feb-13            When low-tech trumps high-tech                            

715         21-Feb-13            Drama, love on the wings of large birds                

716         28-Feb-13            Behind the scenes at scientific meetings                              

717         4-Mar-13             Meteorologists work at accuracy                             

718         11-Mar-13           Center fights a Web of plagiarism, cheating                        

719         18-Mar-13           Cirrus clouds form beautiful patterns                     

720         25-Mar-13           Fire season is back                          

721         1-Apr-13              Spring on the River Walk                              

722         8-Apr-13              Getting to know the llama                          

723         15-Apr-13            Ambition guides those with vision loss                  

724         22-Apr-13            Science teachers convention fascinating                              

725         29-Apr-13            Science, fact or conspiracy theory?                         

726         6-May-13             Tannin                 

727         13-May-13          Exploring heat Islands                   

728         20-May-13          Watch out for poison Ivy                             

729         27-May-13          The annual smoke invasion                        

730         3-Jun-13               Fireflies                               

731         10-Jun-13            Anoles                 

732         17-Jun-13            Whistling ducks                

733         24-Jun-13            Spring walk                        

734         1-Jul-13                 A common sense response to the sun's UV rays                               

735         8-Jul-13                 Signs of the big oil boom all over the place                          

736         15-Jul-13              Edison's amazing invention losing power                              

737         22-Jul-13              Light-emitting diodes transformational                 

738         29-Jul-13              Spectacular show delights after sunset                 

739         8-Aug-13              Agriculture has leveled forests and transformed prairies                              

740         15-Aug-13           How the natural world adapts to us                        

741         22-Aug-13           The zoo also offers a wide range of specialized tours                      

742         29-Aug-13           Scorpions are especially active at night                  

743         5-Sep-13              Drought vs spiders                         

744         12-Sep-13            Exploring the sky without leaving the ground                     

745         19-Sep-13            Frogs and Toads                              

746         26-Sep-13            Summer snake surprises                             

747         3-Oct-13               Rain lilies                             

748         10-Oct-13            Drought vs. trees                            

749         17-Oct-13            Remembering the 1998 flood                    

750         24-Oct-13            Maximilian sunflowers                 

751         31-Oct-13            Scott Carpenter                               

752         7-Nov-13             Ginkgo trees                     

753         14-Nov-13           Raccoons                            

754         21-Nov-13           Reader Reports               

755         28-Nov-13           Thanksgiving: Madison and Jefferson                    

756         5-Dec-13              Making photos through a pinhole                            

757         12-Dec-13            The unintended consequences of science                           

758         19-Dec-13            Tiny devices preserve holiday memories                              

759         26-Dec-13            Pucker up! It's mistletoe season here in Texas, y'all                        

760         2-Jan-14               Decision time for space science                

761         9-Jan-14               Will entrepreneurs rescue U.S. human space program?                

762         16-Jan-14             Frost flowers have returned                      

763         23-Jan-14             No single, cold-hard number for freeze                

764         2-Feb-14              Juniper pollen thick as smoke this year                 

765         9-Feb-14              Weather station data available to all online                         

766         16-Feb-14            Watching winter clouds                

767         23-Feb-14            Ice of Texas falls upon us in many forms                               

768         2-Mar-14             Juniper pollen goes far to perpetuate tree                          

769         9-Mar-14             Laser 'pranks' could turn into disaster                    

770         16-Mar-14           Singing the praises of Texas' state bird                  

771         23-Mar-14           Evolution of transistors keeps us connected                       

772         30-Mar-14           Spiny agarita used for medicine, jelly                     

773         6-Apr-14              Monarch season                             

774         13-Apr-14            Mystery of animal migration                      

775         20-Apr-14            Piezoelectricity                

776         27-Apr-14            Altitude                               

777         4-May-14             Pantanal a huge and dangerous wetland                              

778         11-May-14          Texas wetlands are worth visiting                            

779         18-May-14          Musical science comes of age at Moogfest                          

780         25-May-14          Spring mornings beckon us to Alamo, River Walk                              

781         1-Jun-14               Beautiful heron may have ugly dining habit                         

782         8-Jun-14               Farm machinery keeps U.S. on top                         

783         15-Jun-14            Rat snake                           

784         22-Jun-14            Plant seeds spread in a variety of ways                 

785         29-Jun-14            Country's independence celebrated with pyrotechnics                 

786         6-Jul-14                 Getting to know the red-shouldered hawk                         

787         13-Jul-14              Asphalt has an ancient history                   

788         20-Jul-14              Scientists track Chinese smog over Hawaii                           

789         27-Jul-14              African dust brings summer haze                             

790         3-Aug-14              Cicadas are among the noisiest of insects                            

791         10-Aug-14           Smithsonian Origin (Add date and number)                        

792         17-Aug-14           Encountering nature at the Smithsonian                              

793         24-Aug-14           Air and Space Museum                

794         31-Aug-14           The corn harvest                             

795                                                        

  

LINKS TO ALL CURRENT COLUMNS ARE AT THE SAN ANTONIO-EXPRESS-NEWS SITE. 

An updated list of all columns by date and title is in preparation and will be posted when complete.
Important: The column titles are usually written by headline writers and some may not be scientifically accurate.

The columns are published on Friday or Sunday by the Seguin Gazette-Enterprise and the following Monday by the San Antonio Express-News. Prior to May 2010 some were also published in "Forrest Mims' World of Science" in The Citizen Scientist (http://sas.org/tcs). This list will occasionally be updated.

9. REJECTED PUBLICATIONS

While most of my scientific papers and articles have been published, some were rejected. One, by my son Eric and me, was a paper submitted to Nature that would have been the first to report reduced ozone in the ozone layer following the volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991. One of the reviewers felt that my homemade instrument that detected the reduction (TOPS-1) was too unknown. Another rejected our findings outright. Yet other papers reporting the same phenomenon were eventually published in various journals. (TOPS-1 later found a significant drift in NASA's TOMS ozone instrument on NIMBUS-7 satellite, a finding that I published in Nature .) In view of the growing number of papers reporting function and purpose for "junk" DNA, it seems appropriate to post here a letter that was rejected by Science in 1994 (a similar letter was rejected in 2003):

December 1994
Letters
Science
1333 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

To the Editor:

Finally, Science reports "Hints of a Language in Junk DNA" (25 November, p. 1320). Those supposedly meaningless strands of filler DNA that molecular biologists refer to as "junk" don't necessarily appear so useless to those of us who have designed and written code for digital controllers. They have always reminded me of strings of NOP (No OPeration) instructions. A do-nothing string of NOPs might appear as "junk code" to the uninitiated, but, when inserted in a program loop, a string of NOPs can be used to achieve a precise time delay. Perhaps the "junk DNA" puzzle would be solved more rapidly if a few more computer scientists would make the switch to molecular biology.

Forrest M. Mims III
Geronimo Creek Observatory

10. PEER REVIEW

Some scientists who are requested by a journal editor to review a prospective paper assign the task to a graduate student or some other less qualified individual. This is a serious abuse of the peer review system, for the reviewer is not necessarily a peer of the author(s). In spite of its flaws, peer review has served an important role in improving some of my scientific publications.

I have reviewed papers for several leading scientific journals. The papers were about sun photometry, ultraviolet radiation, solar energy, waves in the ozone layer during various solar eclipses and other atmospheric topics. Additionally, I have served as a paid reviewer for NASA, the National Science Foundation and for a number of textbooks for McGraw-Hill, Academic Press and Prentice-Hall.

An especially interesting (and compensated) review assignment was the Atlas of Science Literacy, Volume 2, American Academy for the Advancement of Science Project 2061 (2007). This project, which was supported by the National Science Foundation, is part of a major program to significantly improve science, mathematics and technology curriculum for "all Americans."