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'''Jim Hoffman''' is a website ] in ], ], 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|accessdate = 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 |accessdate=2009-04-11 |last=Hoffman |first=Jim H}}</ref> which focus on the ]. '''Jim Hoffman''' is a website ] in ], ], 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|accessdate = 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 |accessdate=2009-04-11 |last=Hoffman |first=Jim H|work=wtc7.net}}</ref> which focus on the ].


==September 11, 2001 attacks== ==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 '']''. Since early 2003,<ref name="hoffman about">{{cite web|url=http://911research.wtc7.net/about/index.html|title=9-11 Research: About 9-11 Research|work=wtc7.net|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> Hoffman has been writing about the ] (WTC) and other aspects of the September 11, 2001 attacks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://911review.com/reason.html|title=9-11 Review: The 9-11-01 Attack:Means, Motive, and Precedent|work=911review.com|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</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>{{cite web|url=http://www.911research.wtc7.net/essays/nist/index.html|title=NIST Conceals the Controlled Demolition of the Twin Towers|work=wtc7.net|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> a critique of the 2006 NIST FAQ,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.911research.wtc7.net/reviews/nist/WTC_FAQ_reply.html|title=NIST's FAQ on the World Trade Center|work=wtc7.net|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> and critiques<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.911research.wtc7.net/essays/sciam/index.html|title=Scientific American Lies for the Empire|work=wtc7.net|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.911research.wtc7.net/essays/pm/index.html|title=Popular Mechanics Attacks the "9/11 LIES" Straw Man|work=wtc7.net|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> of articles about the ] by the ] magazines '']'' and '']''.


Hoffman 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.<ref></ref> The Editor of ''Popular Mechanics'', James B. Meigs, describes Hoffman as a "leading conspiracy theorist."<ref>{{cite web|first = James B.|last = Meigs|year = 2006 |url = http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/4199607.html|title = The Conspiracy Industry |work = Science |publisher = Hearst Communications, Inc. |accessdate = 2006-10-16}}</ref> Hoffman 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://911research.wtc7.net/talks/index.html|title=9-11 Research: Talks|work=wtc7.net|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> The Editor of ''Popular Mechanics'', James B. Meigs, describes 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. |accessdate = 2006-10-16}}</ref>


Dr. ], a ] formerly with ], 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?".<ref></ref> Hoffman has also been cited by author ].<ref>{{cite book| last = Ray Griffin| first = David | year = 2004| title = The New Pearl Harbor| publisher = Interlink | isbn = 1-56656-552-9}}</ref> Dr. ], a ] formerly with ], 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?".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtc7.net/articles/stevenjones_b7.html|title=WTC7.net the hidden story of Building 7: Steven Jones' Paper:|work=wtc7.net|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> Hoffman has also been cited by author ].<ref>{{cite book| last = Ray Griffin| first = David | year = 2004| title = The New Pearl Harbor| publisher = Interlink | isbn = 1-56656-552-9}}</ref>


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 ] was hit by something other than a jetliner.<ref></ref> In an interview with Salon, Hoffman alleged ad hominem attacks on ]s, 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.”<ref name="salon"/> 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 ] was hit by something other than a jetliner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://911research.wtc7.net/re911/noplanes.html|dead-url=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612120426/http://911research.wtc7.net/re911/noplanes.html|archivedate=June 9, 2010|title=9-11 Research Does Not Endorse No-Jetliner Theories|work=wtc7.net}}</ref> In an interview with Salon, Hoffman alleged ] attacks on ]s, 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.”<ref name="salon"/>


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.'<ref name="911guilt"></ref> 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."<ref name="911guilt"/> 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.'<ref name="911guilt">{{cite web|url=http://towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/905/|title=The Last Straw? Trump Advocates Nuclear Roulette|work=towardfreedom.com|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> 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."<ref name="911guilt"/>


In 2009, Hoffman wrote three essays<ref name="Hoffman"/> 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 |last=Hoffman |first=Jim H}}</ref> In 2009, Hoffman wrote three essays<ref name="Hoffman"/> 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|work=bentham.org}}</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 |last=Hoffman |first=Jim H|work=wtc7.net}}</ref>


==Background== ==Background==
Jim Hoffman has a background in software engineering, mechanical engineering, and scientific visualization<ref name="hoffman about"/> and co-published a paper on "Computer graphics tools for the study of minimal surfaces".<ref></ref> Jim Hoffman has a background in software engineering, mechanical engineering, and scientific visualization<ref name="hoffman about"/> and co-published a paper on "Computer graphics tools for the study of minimal surfaces".<ref>, acm.org</ref>


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

Revision as of 06:19, 4 January 2017

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. 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.

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.

Hoffman 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. The Editor of Popular Mechanics, 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.”

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.

Background

Jim Hoffman has a background in software engineering, mechanical engineering, and scientific visualization and co-published a paper on "Computer graphics tools for the study of minimal surfaces".

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. ^ "9-11 Research: About 9-11 Research". wtc7.net. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. "9-11 Review: The 9-11-01 Attack:Means, Motive, and Precedent". 911review.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  6. "NIST Conceals the Controlled Demolition of the Twin Towers". wtc7.net. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  7. "NIST's FAQ on the World Trade Center". wtc7.net. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  8. "Scientific American Lies for the Empire". wtc7.net. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  9. "Popular Mechanics Attacks the "9/11 LIES" Straw Man". wtc7.net. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  10. "9-11 Research: Talks". wtc7.net. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  11. Meigs, James B. (2006). "The Conspiracy Industry". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  12. "WTC7.net the hidden story of Building 7: Steven Jones' Paper:". wtc7.net. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  13. Ray Griffin, David (2004). The New Pearl Harbor. Interlink. ISBN 1-56656-552-9.
  14. "9-11 Research Does Not Endorse No-Jetliner Theories". wtc7.net. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; June 12, 2010 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "The Last Straw? Trump Advocates Nuclear Roulette". towardfreedom.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  16. Harrit, Niels H. "Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe" (pdf). bentham.org. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  17. Hoffman, Jim H. "A Hypothetical Blasting Scenario". wtc7.net. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  18. Computer graphics tools for the study of minimal surfaces, acm.org

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 (6): 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 (2): 398–414. doi:10.1016/0021-9797(92)90179-P.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Hoffman; et al. (October 2001). "Triply Periodic Bicontinuous Cubic Microdomain Morphologies by Symmetries" (abstract). Macromolecules. 34 (17): 6083–6089. doi:10.1021/ma0019499.
  • Hoffman, Jim and Paul, Don. "Waking up from our Nightmare: The 9/11 Crimes in New York City" ISBN 0-943096-10-3

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