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| '''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 ]. | |||
| '''Jim Hoffman''' is a ] based in ], ], who has worked in ] and produced the first visualization of Costa's ]. Hoffman has published several websites presenting ] and material he says documents 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> | |||
| ==Mathematics== | |||
| Jim Hoffman has worked in applying scientific visualization of mathematics, which was instrumental in the discovery of the first new examples of complete, ] in over one hundred years. As described by Stewart Dickson: | |||
| :"By the 1890s the study of minimal surfaces was thought to be exhausted — no new surfaces could be described mathematically which were non-self-intersecting (embedded) in three-space and which had vanishing mean curvature. However, in 1983 a graduate student in Rio de Janeiro named Celsoe Costa wrote down an equation for what he thought might be a new minimal surface, but the equations were so complex that they obscured the underlying geometry. David Hoffman at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst enlisted James Hoffman to make computer-generated pictures of Costa's surface. The pictures they made suggested, first, that the surface was probably embedded— which gave them definite clues as to the approach they should take toward proving this assertion mathematically— and, second, that the surface contained straight lines, hence symmetry by reflection through the lines."<ref> </ref> | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| Hoffman's work has been featured in articles in '']'', '']'', and '']'', and he has co-authored papers in '']'' and ''Macromolecules''.<ref></ref> He is credited with involvement in the discovery of new, 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> | |||
| Hoffman co-published a paper on "] tools for the study of minimal surfaces".<ref>, acm.org</ref> | |||
| ==Causes== | |||
| He also is co-author of a patent for an ] with increased thermal efficiency.<ref></ref> | |||
| ===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== | ===September 11, 2001 attacks=== | ||
| Since early 2003,<ref></ref> Hoffman has been writing about the ] (WTC) and other aspects of the 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== | ||
| Hoffman has disputed the no-crash theory concerning ] and in an interview for Salon, alleged ad hominen 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">{{cite news|first = Farhad|last = Manjoo|url = http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/06/27/911_conspiracies/index_np.html|title = The 9/11 deniers|work = Feature|publisher = Salon.com, Inc.|date = 2006-06-27|accessdate = 2006-08-21}}</ref> | |||
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| 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 | id = ISBN 1-56656-552-9}}</ref> | |||
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| Hoffman has been 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 an airplane,<ref></ref> and his website has a detailed critique of the documentary '']''.<ref></ref> | |||
| ==9/11 Guilt: The Proof Is In Your Hands== | |||
| In a 2006 DVD collaboration with ], ], 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, who added "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." | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| ==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
| * {{cite journal | author= |
* {{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=Hoffman |
* {{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 |
* {{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 |
*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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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| ===Websites designed by Hoffman=== | |||
| * , now hosted by the ] | |||
| * - "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" | |||
| * - "wtc7.net - The unexplained collapse of Building 7" | |||
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| ===Audio=== | |||
| * Visibility 9-11 interviews Jim Hoffman in two parts. , and . (September 2006) | |||
| * - 'Don Paul - Jim Hoffman', interviewed by Sue Supriano (] ]) | |||
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| ===Video=== | |||
| * - Jim Hoffman WTC 9/11 Demolition Analysis video | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:27, 18 July 2024
American conspiracy theoristJim 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
- 9/11 Truth Movement
- 9/11 conspiracy theories
- World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theories
References
- 9-11 Research: An Attempt to Uncover the Truth About September 11th, 2001. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- Manjoo, Farhad (2006-06-27). "The 9/11 deniers". Feature. Salon.com, Inc. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
- Hoffman, Jim H. "Essays On Aluminothermics Use at the WTC". wtc7.net. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- Meigs, James B. (2006). "The Conspiracy Industry". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
- Computer graphics tools for the study of minimal surfaces, acm.org
- Libow, Gary (September 25, 2002). "Police Criticized in Woodward Willing". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- 9-11 Research - About Jim Hoffman
- 9-11 Research - The 9/11/01 Attack: Means, Motive, and Precedent
- 9-11 Research - Building a Better Mirage: NIST's 3-Year $20,000,000 Cover-Up of the Crime of the Century
- A Reply to the National Institute for Standards and Technology's 'Answers to Frequently Asked Questions'
- 9-11 Research - Scientific American's Dishonest Attack On 911Research
- 9-11 Research - Popular Mechanics Attacks Its "9/11 LIES" Straw Man
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. S2CID 1852626.
{{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. Bibcode:2001MaMol..34.6083W. 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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