I d the future a podcast about evolution and intelligent design

welcome to I d the. I'm your host Andrew McDermott. Today I'd like to read for you an exclusive

excerpt from Maverick Scientist, my adventures as an amateur scientist.

Maverick scientist is the memoir of Forest Mim's,

who forged a distinguished scientific career

despite having no academic training in science.

Named one of the 50 best... Despite having no academic training in science.

Named one of the 50 Best Brains in Science by Discover magazine,

Forrest shares what sparked his childhood curiosity

and relates a lifetime of improbable, dramatic, and occasionally outright dangerous

experiences in the world of science.

At 13, he invented a new method of rocket control. At 17 he designed and built an analog computer

that could translate Russian into English and that the Smithsonian collected as an example of an early hobby computer. in device to help guide the blind. And during his military service he had to be given

special clearance to do top-secret laser research at the Air Force weapons lamp.

Why? Because while he lacked the required engineering degree, they wanted his outside

the box thinking on the project.

He went on to co-found Mitz Inc. producer of the first commercially successful personal computer.

Wrote a series of electronics books for Radio Shack that sold more than 7 million copies, and

designed the music synthesizer circuit that became known as the infamous

Atari punk console. All this came before he started consulting for

NASA's Godard Space Flight Center and Noah's famous Mona Loa Observatory and

earning the prestigious Rolex Award.

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