[TCML] Biography and projects (Bert Hickman)

[Bert Hickman <bert.hickman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Who: Bert Hickman, 65
Where: Woodridge, Illinois, USA
Contact: bert.hickman@xxxxxxxxxx
Experience: I've been Tesla coiling and high voltage experiments on and 
off since 1956. Became active again in Tesla Coiling in 1996. Main focus 
now is study of solid state electrical breakdown phenomena.
Best TC: 10 inch diam, 3.5 kVA SGTC, 65 inch sparks
Website: http://capturedlightning.com  2.8 million hits
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/BertHickman/videos - 800k hits
Media: Popular Science Magazine, Coin World, Mad Science" by Theo Gray, 
numerous newspaper and magazine articles for Coin Shrinking and Captured 
Lightning sculptures (Lichtenberg figures).
Social media: Facebook, Linked-In
Interests other than Tesla: Physics, Pulsed Power, High Voltage, 
high-field EM phenomena, electrostatics, dielectric breakdown in solids 
and gases, air plasmas, collecting technical books (7000+), and mushroom 
hunting (yes, to eat!)
Plans: Completely redesign web site using Joomla and MijoShop. Also, do 
microscopic study/photography of fine structure of Lichtenberg Figures, 
build tabletop DRSSTC.
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