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Expert Profile: Tom Whiting

Expertise:  I can answer most questions involving general science and engineering, except those involving electronics and computers. My strong points are all the Earth Sciences, especially Meteorology and Astronomy, and any related subjects to Astronomy. My weak point is Electronics Technology. (No astrology questions, please)!

Experience in the area
My hobby has been Astronomy for over 50 years. I currently own and use a 30 inch portable telescope. I taught at the University Level for 13 years. My personal interest in life, in general, has always been science oriented.

Organizations
President - Erie County Mobile Observers Group

Publications
Astronomy Technology Today Erie Times Newspaper - I wrote the "Over Erie Skies" column for 11 years.

Education/Credentials
I have a BS in Metallurgical Engineering with 24 hours of Inorganic Chemistry, and 18 hours of Physics. I also earned a M.Ed. degree in 1981. I also attended USAF Flight School with 180 combat missions over the Southeast Asia Region, in 1968-1970.

Awards and Honors
I was the discoverer of the Mini-Coathanger Asterism up in Ursa Minor. I earned 6 Air Medals with USAF and retired after 20 years of service with the rank of Major, with over 2100 hours flying time. I also earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1956.

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 690
Knowledge   9.82   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.82   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.95   Best of the best
Politeness   10.0   Best of the best
Number Of Questions
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2
Max Questions to be Asked
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10
Total Questions
(since joining AllExperts)
83
Recent Reviews from Users
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User Comments
Excellent, well articulated response, and replied in a very time efficient manner.
(Dave on 07/15/08)
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(Rambo on 07/10/08)
MR WHITINGS RESPONSE WAS EXCEPTIONALLY FAST, EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAR WITH DIRECT AND ADDITIONALLY VERY THOROUGH AND TECHNICALLY CORRECT. I DO SINCERELY
(MALCOLM on 07/07/08)
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Recent Answers from Tom Whiting
2008-11-11  ice Hi Rodney, Well, maybe you didn't sleep that long. On the other hand, both glass and water are good insulators. Glass is used for non- conducting insulators, and cold water takes a long time to heat...
2008-11-10  science experiment measuring temperature of golf ball Hi Nancy, Actually there IS a device that can determine the temperature of a golf ball (or anything else)...it's called an infrared (which simply means heat) sensor or infrared "gun" or infrared thermometer...
2008-11-10  science experiment measuring temperature of golf ball Hi Nancy, Travel? By what means? Hit by a trusting (Ha!) human with a golf club? Dropped from an airplane? Shot out of a cannon? Thrown with an "artificial baseball arm" angled upward at 45 degrees?...
2008-10-07  NATURAL SCIENCE Hi Rex, It's all due to the Coriolis effect, because the Earth rotates, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect If that website isn't clear, then just google "Coriolis effect" and all sorts...
2008-09-19  specific gravity Hi Charles, I simply googled 'Specific Gravity of Dead Sea' and came up with several results, the most promising of which was http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04658a.htm Where they state that the specific...
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