Forrest M. Mims III is an American amateur scientist, magazine columnist, and author of Getting Started in Electronics and Engineer's Mini-Notebook series of instructional books that were originally sold in Radio Shack electronics stores and are still in print. Mims graduated from Texas A&M University in 1966 with a major in government and minors in English and history. He became a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force, served in Vietnam as an Air Force intelligence officer (1967), and a Development Engineer at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory (1968–70).
Mims with 1970 model rocket equipped with the first MITS TX-1 telemetry transmitter in December 2005.
Forrest Mims preparing an Estes Big Bertha model rocket equipped with his radio-controlled ram air flight control system for launch near Saigon, Vietnam in 1967.
Forrest Mims demonstrates his infrared obstacle-sensing device at the Saigon School for Blind Boys in 1967
Forrest Mims created hand-drawn illustrations and hand-lettered text for many of his books and articles.
University of the Nations
The University of the Nations is an unaccredited Christian university. The University of the Nations operates under the umbrella organization of the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) network.
Campus entrance from the roadside