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{{short description|American conspiracy theorist}}
'''Jim Hoffman''' is a ], research scientist, and 9/11 analyst. Since early ], Hoffman has been actively researching the ] (WTC) and other aspects of the ], using ] and ] to analyze the collapses of the WTC Twin Towers and ]. He is also the co-author, with ], of ''Waking up from our Nightmare: The 9/11 Crimes in New York City''.
'''Jim Hoffman''' is a ] from ], ], who created several web sites about the ] that analyze and suggest alternative accounts for the events of that day. His primary website, 9-11 Research,<ref>. Retrieved May 10, 2014.</ref> serves as an archive of documentation and alternative analyses about the attacks.<ref name="salon">{{cite news|first = Farhad|last = Manjoo|url = http://www.salon.com/2006/06/27/911_conspiracies/|title = The 9/11 deniers|work = Feature|publisher = Salon.com, Inc.|date = 2006-06-27|access-date = 2006-08-21}}</ref> Hoffman has also written numerous technical essays<ref name="Hoffman">{{cite web |url=http://911research.wtc7.net/essays/thermite/index.html |title=Essays On Aluminothermics Use at the WTC |access-date=2009-04-11 |last=Hoffman |first=Jim H|work=wtc7.net}}</ref> which focus on the ].


In 2006, the Editor of '']'', James B. Meigs, described Hoffman as a "leading conspiracy theorist."<ref>{{cite web|first = James B.|last = Meigs|year = 2006 |url = http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a921/4199607/|title = The Conspiracy Industry |work = ] |publisher = Hearst Communications, Inc. |access-date = 2006-10-16}}</ref>
Hoffman's work has been a key source of inspiration for the peer-reviewed scientific analysis of physicist Dr. ]. Hoffman's book and are frequently cited in his paper . A passage from Jones's conclusion reads "I gratefully acknowledge comments and contributions by Jim Hoffman, Alex Floum, William Rodriguez and Jeff Strahl, and Professors Jack Weyland, ], Frank Greening, Bryan Peterson, Paul Zarembka and Derrick Grimmer."


==Background==
In the process of researching the WTC building collapses and other events of the September 11th attacks, and the vast body of conflicting reports surrounding them, Hoffman began assembling a collection of original ] pages. In order to track the details of this complex story, Hoffman developed a software tool for creating hierarchies of web pages, with references linking to source documents, allowing quick navigation to any of its many pages. Originally developed as a research tool, the system doubled as a means of communicating his findings to others. It evolved into the authoritative 911Research website.
Hoffman co-published a paper on "] tools for the study of minimal surfaces".<ref>, acm.org</ref>


==Causes==
Jim Hoffman has also worked in applying scientific visualization to mathematics, which was instrumental in the discovery of the first new examples of complete, ] in over one hundred years. His work was featured in articles in '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. He discovered new, three-dimensional morphologies for modeling block co-polymers used in ], and co-authored papers in '']'' and ''Macromolecules''. He collaborated in the development of new inventions in ], and is co-author of a patent for an ] with increased thermal efficiency.
===Justice For Woody===
Hoffman was part of a citizens group that protested the killing by police of Robert "Woody" Woodward, in December 2001, after Woodward entered a church in ], Vermont, seeking asylum from the CIA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Libow |first1=Gary |title=Police Criticized in Woodward Willing |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2002-09-25-0209252057-story.html |access-date=22 November 2019 |publisher=Hartford Courant |date=September 25, 2002}}</ref> Hoffman created a website detailing the incident.

===September 11, 2001 attacks===
Since early 2003,<ref name="hoffman about"></ref> Hoffman has been writing about the ] (WTC) and other aspects of the September 11, 2001 attacks.<ref></ref> His work has examined the collapse of the smaller ], and he is critical of the official explanation of that collapse. Hoffman has also written a critique of the official ] (]) report on the building collapses,<ref></ref> a critique of the 2006 NIST FAQ,<ref></ref> and critiques<ref></ref><ref></ref> of articles about the ] by the ] magazines '']'' and '']''.


==See also== ==See also==
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==References==
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==External links== ==Publications==
* {{cite journal | author=Callahan, M. J., Hoffman, D. & Hoffman, J. T. | title=Computer graphics tools for the study of minimal surfaces | journal=Communications of the ACM Archive | year=1988 | volume=31 | pages=648–661 | doi=10.1145/62959.62961 | issue=6| s2cid=1852626 | doi-access=free }}
* {{cite journal | author=Anderson, D. M., Bellare, J., Hoffman, J. T., Hoffman, D., Gunther, J. & Thomas, E. L. | title=Algorithms for the simulation of two-dimensional projections from structures determined by dividing surfaces | journal=Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | year=1992 | volume=148 | pages=398–414 | doi=10.1016/0021-9797(92)90179-P | issue=2}}
* {{cite journal| author=Hoffman| title=Triply Periodic Bicontinuous Cubic Microdomain Morphologies by Symmetries| journal=Macromolecules| date=October 2001| volume=34| issue=17| pages=6083–6089| url=http://0-pubs.acs.org.lib1.npttc.edu.tw/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/mamobx/2001/34/i17/abs/ma0019499.html| format=abstract| doi=10.1021/ma0019499| bibcode=2001MaMol..34.6083W| display-authors=etal}}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
⚫ *Hoffman, Jim and Paul, Don. ''"Waking up from our Nightmare: The 9/11 Crimes in New York City"'' {{ISBN|0-943096-10-3}}


==External links==
* - '9-11 Review: A Resource for Understanding the 9/11/01 Attack'
* - '9-11 Research: An Attempt to Uncover the Truth About September 11th, 2001' *
:* - 'Your Eyes Don't Lie: Common Sense, Physics, and the World Trade Center Collapses' (edited transcript, originally broadcast on ]), Jim Hoffman interviewe by Bonnie Faulkner (January, 2004)
⚫ * - ''Waking up from our Nightmare: The 9/11 Crimes in New York City'' (book overview), ], Jim Hoffman (2005)

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* - 'Don Paul - Jim Hoffman', interviewed by Sue Supriano (] ])


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Latest revision as of 11:27, 18 July 2024

American conspiracy theorist

Jim Hoffman is a conspiracy theorist from Oakland, California, who created several web sites about the September 11, 2001 attacks that analyze and suggest alternative accounts for the events of that day. His primary website, 9-11 Research, serves as an archive of documentation and alternative analyses about the attacks. Hoffman has also written numerous technical essays which focus on the World Trade Center controlled demolition hypothesis.

In 2006, the Editor of Popular Mechanics, James B. Meigs, described Hoffman as a "leading conspiracy theorist."

Background

Hoffman co-published a paper on "Computer graphics tools for the study of minimal surfaces".

Causes

Justice For Woody

Hoffman was part of a citizens group that protested the killing by police of Robert "Woody" Woodward, in December 2001, after Woodward entered a church in Brattleboro, Vermont, seeking asylum from the CIA. Hoffman created a website detailing the incident.

September 11, 2001 attacks

Since early 2003, Hoffman has been writing about the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) and other aspects of the September 11, 2001 attacks. His work has examined the collapse of the smaller 7 World Trade Center, and he is critical of the official explanation of that collapse. Hoffman has also written a critique of the official National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report on the building collapses, a critique of the 2006 NIST FAQ, and critiques of articles about the 9/11 conspiracy theories by the popular-science magazines Scientific American and Popular Mechanics.

See also

References

  1. 9-11 Research: An Attempt to Uncover the Truth About September 11th, 2001. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  2. Manjoo, Farhad (2006-06-27). "The 9/11 deniers". Feature. Salon.com, Inc. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
  3. Hoffman, Jim H. "Essays On Aluminothermics Use at the WTC". wtc7.net. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  4. Meigs, James B. (2006). "The Conspiracy Industry". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  5. Computer graphics tools for the study of minimal surfaces, acm.org
  6. Libow, Gary (September 25, 2002). "Police Criticized in Woodward Willing". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. 9-11 Research - About Jim Hoffman
  8. 9-11 Research - The 9/11/01 Attack: Means, Motive, and Precedent
  9. 9-11 Research - Building a Better Mirage: NIST's 3-Year $20,000,000 Cover-Up of the Crime of the Century
  10. A Reply to the National Institute for Standards and Technology's 'Answers to Frequently Asked Questions'
  11. 9-11 Research - Scientific American's Dishonest Attack On 911Research
  12. 9-11 Research - Popular Mechanics Attacks Its "9/11 LIES" Straw Man

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