props

dr. david hathaway.

he studies the sun, man. the sun!

he’s a solar physicist. i just glanced at some of his work, and man, it’s so out there! it’s so far removed from my sphere of thinking it’s wild.

people who talk about his work end up saying cool-sounding things like “solar maximum is here.”

he is in the space foundation hall of fame.

he seems brilliant (all these puns intended). at least, after the quick 10-minute google investigation i performed he does. he also seems to have done all sorts of other crazy smart stuff. like how his technology has been put into night vision cameras in cop cars to help fight crime, making the world a better, safer place. dang.

i mention him now for some work he did back in ’95 that is near and dear to my heart. he is probably too modest to mention it to anyone, but one of his mentees (?what the heck is the word for the opposite of a mentor?) has memorialized this work on his own site. i link you in at this point because i think context is everything; you must see. if you cannot find it right away, scroll to the third mini-section of the screen. click on the familiar picture.

andersen consulting must have purchased it, for i first saw it years ago in one of their adverts— and history was made.

and here he is. i wonder how appalled he’d be if he knew his picture was on some crazy chick’s blog. i wonder if he has this look on his face because he’s been staring into the sun (note strained eyebrows). but perhaps this is artifact from the photo itself.


props, dude. props.

addendum: sir hathaway corrects me. he states the work in question came to fruition at 18:41 on 02/01/1994. isn't this exciting?