Discover Seguin Ep. 17: Measuring the Sky from Seguin with Forrest Mims III

In Episode 17 of Discover Seguin, we sit down with Seguin’s own Forrest Mims III—a Rolex Award-winning inventor, bestselling author, and one of the most influential citizen scientists of our time.Best known for his hand-lettered Radio Shack electronics books, Forrest shares how his passion for building homemade instruments led to collaborations with NASA, data that challenged official climate readings, and groundbreaking measurements of our planet’s atmosphere—all from his backyard in Seguin.In this episode:Discover how a homemade device helped correct a NASA satellite errorHear the origin story behind the company that sparked MicrosoftLearn why Forrest’s water vapor records are challenging climate narrativesGet a glimpse of the faith that fuels his lifelong curiosity🎧 Tune in for a fascinating conversation with the man who proves that science can thrive anywhere—even under the Texas sky.