Thomas Neil Davis (February 1, 1932 – December 10, 2016) was a professor of geophysics from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the author of several books. Born in Greeley, Colorado , Davis received his B.S in geophysics from University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1955, an M.S. in geophysics from California Institute of Technology in 1957, and a Ph.D in geophysics from University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1961.[1] Davis spent most of his working career at the Geophysical Institute , pioneering the use of all-sky and low-level light cameras for the study of the aurora borealis and conducting rocket studies of the aurora. With Masahisa Sugiura (while both were at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ) he introduced the AE (auroral electrojet) index now commonly used as a measure of solar-terrestrial interaction. A student of Beno Gutenberg and Charles Richter at Caltech, he also has done work in observational seismology .
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2004. The Great Alaska Zingwater Caper. McRoy & Blackburn, Publishers .
1997. Battling Against Success. McRoy & Blackburn, Publishers.
1994. Caught in the Sluice. McRoy & Blackburn, Publishers.
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2011. The Painting on the Window Blind: the story of an unknown artist and a daring Civil War spy. IUniverse.
2008. Mired in the Health Care Morass: An Alaskan Takes on America's Dysfunctional Medical System for his Uninsured Daughter. Alaska-Yukon Press and Ester Republic Press.
2006. Rockets Over Alaska: The Genesis of Poker Flat . Alaska-Yukon Press.
2001. Permafrost. A guide to frozen ground in transition. University of Alaska Press .
1993. The College Hill Chronicles. How the University of Alaska Came of Age. University of Alaska Foundation.
1992. The Aurora Watcher's Handbook. University of Alaska Press.
1984. ENERGY/ALASKA. University of Alaska Press.
1982. Alaska Science Nuggets. University of Alaska Press.
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