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In 2009, Hoffman wrote three essays<ref>{{cite web |url=http://911research.wtc7.net/essays/thermite/index.html |title=Essays On Aluminothermics Use at the WTC |accessdate=2009-04-11 |format=html |last=Hoffman |first=Jim H}}</ref> to accompany a scientific paper written by Danish chemist Niels H. Harrit, of the University of Copenhagen, and eight other authors, titled, 'Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe', published in ''The Open Chemical Physics Journal''. The paper by Harrit et al., concludes that chips consisting of unreacted and partially reacted ] are present in the samples of the dust<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bentham.org/open/tocpj/articles/V002/7TOCPJ.pdf |title=Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe |accessdate=2010-10-11 |format=pdf |last=Harrit |first=Niels H}}</ref> Hoffman's essays were written to help explain the findings of the paper to the layperson and to examine a hypothetical scenario involving the Harrit et al. paper's findings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://911research.wtc7.net/essays/thermite/blasting_scenario.html |title=A Hypothetical Blasting Scenario |accessdate=2009-04-11 |format=html |last=Hoffman |first=Jim H}}</ref> In 2009, Hoffman wrote three essays<ref>{{cite web |url=http://911research.wtc7.net/essays/thermite/index.html |title=Essays On Aluminothermics Use at the WTC |accessdate=2009-04-11 |format=html |last=Hoffman |first=Jim H}}</ref> to accompany a scientific paper written by Danish chemist Niels H. Harrit, of the University of Copenhagen, and eight other authors, titled, 'Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe', published in ''The Open Chemical Physics Journal''. The paper by Harrit et al., concludes that chips consisting of unreacted and partially reacted ] are present in the samples of the dust<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bentham.org/open/tocpj/articles/V002/7TOCPJ.pdf |title=Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe |accessdate=2010-10-11 |format=pdf |last=Harrit |first=Niels H}}</ref> Hoffman's essays were written to help explain the findings of the paper to the layperson and to examine a hypothetical scenario involving the Harrit et al. paper's findings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://911research.wtc7.net/essays/thermite/blasting_scenario.html |title=A Hypothetical Blasting Scenario |accessdate=2009-04-11 |format=html |last=Hoffman |first=Jim H}}</ref>

==Mathematics==
Jim Hoffman has worked in applying scientific visualization of mathematics. His work has been featured in articles in the popular press and he is credited with involvement in the discovery of three-dimensional ] for modeling block co-polymers<ref></ref>, such as the Split-P surface (a hybrid of the P and G triply periodic surfaces)<ref> </ref>, and derived the first level set formulation for the Lidinoid surface.<ref> </ref>


==See also== ==See also==

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Jim Hoffman is a website engineer in 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, often described as 9/11 conspiracy theories. 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 conspiracy theories.

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, which he believes involved insiders within the United States government. He is co-author, with Don Paul, of Waking up from our Nightmare: The 9/11 Crimes in New York City, and the video, released in February, 2006, 9/11 Guilt: The Proof is in Your Hands. He has also given talks and been interviewed on radio shows across the US and Canada. 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. The Editor of Popular Mechanics, formerly of Entertainment Weekly, James B. Meigs, describes Hoffman as a "leading conspiracy theorist."

Dr. Steven E. Jones, a physicist formerly with Brigham Young University, has credited Hoffman's WTC7.net website and described his work as an inspiration for conducting his own analysis of the WTC building collapses. Hoffman's book and websites are cited in Jones' essay "Why Indeed Did the WTC Buildings Collapse?". Hoffman has also been cited by author David Ray Griffin.

Hoffman has been very critical of what he considers the more extreme 9/11 conspiracy theories. In particular he does not endorse the theory that the Pentagon was hit by something other than a jetliner. In an interview with Salon, Hoffman alleged ad hominem attacks on conspiracy theorists, stating, “This is just the sort of wackiness defenders of the Official Story harp on to show how gullible and incompetent we conspiracy theorists are supposed to be.” His website has a detailed critique of the 9/11 documentary Loose Change, which suggests that something other than American Airlines Flight 77 hit the Pentagon.

In a 2006 DVD collaboration with Don Paul, 9/11 Guilt: The Proof is in Your Hands, Hoffman produced a section entitled, 'Proving Controlled Demolition of World Trade Center Building 7 and the Twin Towers.' In his presentation, Hoffman offers five features and then five proofs of demolition along with some pointed graphics. "He shows beyond question, I think, that all three buildings were taken down by different methods of controlled demolition," according to Paul. "The Twin Towers were exploded as no buildings have been before or since and about seven hours later World Trade Center Building 7 was imploded in a classic, conventional demolition."

In 2009, Hoffman wrote three essays to accompany a scientific paper written by Danish chemist Niels H. Harrit, of the University of Copenhagen, and eight other authors, titled, 'Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe', published in The Open Chemical Physics Journal. The paper by Harrit et al., concludes that chips consisting of unreacted and partially reacted super-thermite are present in the samples of the dust Hoffman's essays were written to help explain the findings of the paper to the layperson and to examine a hypothetical scenario involving the Harrit et al. paper's findings.

Mathematics

Jim Hoffman has worked in applying scientific visualization of mathematics. His work has been featured in articles in the popular press and he is credited with involvement in the discovery of three-dimensional morphologies for modeling block co-polymers, such as the Split-P surface (a hybrid of the P and G triply periodic surfaces), and derived the first level set formulation for the Lidinoid surface.

See also

References

  1. Mark, Jacobson (2006-03-27). "The Ground Zero Grassy Knoll". Feature. New York Magazine, Inc. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
  2. Meigs, James B. (October 13, 2006). "The Conspiracy Industry". Popular Mechanics.
  3. Hoffman, Jim (March 1, 2007). "Repudiations". Retrieved 2007-03-13.
  4. ^ Manjoo, Farhad (2006-06-27). "The 9/11 deniers". Feature. Salon.com, Inc. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
  5. Hoffman, Jim H. "Essays On Aluminothermics Use at the WTC" (html). Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  6. 9-11 Research - About Jim Hoffman
  7. 9-11 Research - The 9/11/01 Attack: Means, Motive, and Precedent
  8. 9-11 Research - Talks and Radio Interviews
  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
  13. Meigs, James B. (2006). "The Conspiracy Industry". Science. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  14. "Why Indeed Did the WTC Buildings Collapse?" by Steven E. Jones
  15. Ray Griffin, David (2004). The New Pearl Harbor. Interlink. ISBN 1-56656-552-9.
  16. 9-11 Research - 9-11 Research Does Not Endorse No-Jetliner Theories
  17. 9-11 Research - Sifting Through Loose Change: The 9-11 Research Companion to Loose Change Second Edition
  18. Toward Freedom - 9/11 Guilt: An Interview with DVD Producer Don Paul
  19. Toward Freedom: 9/11 Guilt: An Interview with DVD Producer Don Paul
  20. Hoffman, Jim H. "Essays On Aluminothermics Use at the WTC" (html). Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  21. Harrit, Niels H. "Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe" (pdf). Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  22. Hoffman, Jim H. "A Hypothetical Blasting Scenario" (html). Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  23. Computer graphics tools for the study of minimal surfaces
  24. The Split P Surface
  25. The Lidinoid Surface

Publications

  • Callahan, M. J., Hoffman,D. & Hoffman, J. T. (1988). "Computer graphics tools for the study of minimal surfaces". Communications of the ACM Archive. 31: 648–661. doi:10.1145/62959.62961.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Anderson, D. M., Bellare, J., Hoffman, J. T. , Hoffman, D., Gunther, J. & Thomas, E. L. (1992). "Algorithms for the simulation of two-dimensional projections from structures determined by dividing surfaces". Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 148: 398–414. doi:10.1016/0021-9797(92)90179-P.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Hoffman; et al. (2001). "Triply Periodic Bicontinuous Cubic Microdomain Morphologies by Symmetries" (abstract). Macromolecules. 34 (17): 6083–6089. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Hoffman, Jim and Paul, Don. "Waking up from our Nightmare: The 9/11 Crimes in New York City" ISBN 0943096103

External links

Websites designed by Hoffman

  • Justice for Woody - Website documenting and analyzing the police shooting of Robert Woodward in Brattleboro, VT in 2001
  • California Photon - Information and resources about renewable energy economy in California and beyond
  • 911review.com - "9-11 Review: A Resource for Understanding the 9/11/01 Attack"
  • 911research.wtc7.net - "9-11 Research: An Attempt to Uncover the Truth About September 11th, 2001"
  • wtc7.net - "wtc7.net - The unexplained collapse of Building 7"

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  • - Jim Hoffman WTC 9/11 Demolition Analysis video
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