What is the Legacy of PF Member Jim Hardy?

[chwala]

May he rest in peace.

 

[Guineafowl]

For those (if any) who are not familiar with Jim:
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/interview-instrument-engineer-jim-hardy/

That made me remember another Jim Hardy gem:

“The grid is a machine and when politicians mess with machinery they generally do it harm.”

You can replace “the grid” with many other forms of machinery - a great maxim that gives others pause for thought in a discussion.

 

[Abdullah Almosalami]

What! I can't believe it. Oh my God. I loved his replies to my questions so much and he always seemed humble and genuinely cared about learning and making everyone around him learn. Oh what a loss! That is terrible news!

Rest in peace Jim. :(

 

[marcusl]

He was a true gentleman and a gem. My sincere condolences to the family.

 

[ArcHorizon]

Rest in Peace. Let the Science lie by you in the calm mind of God.
I praise to the lord that you will be accepted as his brain and a helper.

Amen

 

[Ssnow]

Condolence to family and friends.
Ssnow

 

[sysprog]

His wife just passed away recently. I wonder if that contributed. So sad.

R.I.P. Jim.

Aaaaa Old Jim we loved him it hurts yes it's known and proven that a spouse is likely to pass soon after his/her beloved life partner passes -- may Old Jim be commended to all that brought him into being -- he will be sorely missed.

 

[Zahid Iftikhar]

Very sad demise---- What a nice fellow he was. Just saw his snap and was impressed by his great personality. I wish his soul rest in peace. That is the destiny of all of us. Sooner or later we are bound to die. Let,s spend this time in serving the humanity, respecting each other regardless of our race, color, language, geography etc. etc. Sorry death news make me emotional sometimes.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

Very sad demise---- What a nice fellow he was. Just saw his snap and was impressed by his great personality. I wish his soul rest in peace. That is the destiny of all of us. Sooner or later we are bound to die. Let,s spend this time in serving the humanity, respecting each other regardless of our race, color, language, geography etc. etc. Sorry death news make me emotional sometimes.

I support that. We are, before nationality, religion, or anything else, humans. Let us pledge to make sure that humanity doesn't get wiped off from this world.

 

[Muhammad Usman]

It is with profound sadness that I must report that we've learned legendary PF brother @jim hardy passed away earlier this week. Jim was loved by countless members here and was an incredibly positive force for the community and all our outside readers. A genuine man, we always paid close attention to his posts as we knew they were full of Insight. Rest in Peace jim! You will always be remembered here as a legend. PF and our engineering forums will not be the same. His efforts here live on! Please feel free to give your thanks here and share a memory.

He actually helped me in one of my question. So sad that he is passed away

 

[sophiecentaur]

I have only just read about Jim's death. I am shattered. He was such a lovely man; helpful, enthusiastic and very human. PF will not be the same without him.
My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

 

[CivilSigma]

No way, this is so sad, he has helped me with numerous posts on here. I hope he rests in peace.

Thank you @Greg Bernhardt for sending condolences on behalf of us here at PF.

 

[fluidistic]

I'm as deeply sadly shocked as everyone else. I remember having read his posts in that thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/okay-to-twist-thermocouple-wires.793193/ which impacted me, and more recently that he was a bit reticient (if I remember well) to transition from Windows to Linux. Too bad I haven't had the chance to meet him in "real life". When a good, full of experience and knowledgeable man passes away, it hurts a lot.

 

[kent davidge]

We had a great email exchange long time ago. Deeply saddened to know of his dead. He was a good guy.

 

[sysprog]

Old Jim faced mortality bravely -- and he kept helping and learning and teaching throughout his days -- he was and is a true exemplar . . .

 

[Natuurfenomeen22]

I have not met Jim Hardy on PF, but by this thread I see he was a great contributor.

My condoleances to his family and friends.

 

[dlgoff]

Here's a little know fact about Jim. He holds a patent; US 7,177,383 B2 (Method and system for safety regulation in nuclear power regulating systems).


Abstract

A system and method for monitoring rod moving coils in nuclear power system. The system ensures that these coils are each functioning properly, and thus prevent movement of the other coils when a dysfunctional coil is detected. The method for accomplishing this monitoring is to provide constant power to all of the coils and to measure the negatively induced EMF from this induction. This level of EMF is then compared to a standard EMF. When the EMF level is below a threshold limit, which may be either preset or calculated from a variety of other variables, a signal is sent to an alarm.

I've attached a pdf file for those interested.

 

[Zahid Iftikhar]

Reminds me of Tennyson's poem Crossing the bar:

Wonderful words to pay homage

 

[Zahid Iftikhar]

Sad to hear of Jim passing. He convinced me that electricity didn't go to the ground (soil) but return to source in the utility transformers (the ground is only used as conductor). Maybe it can be applied to Life as well. Life doesn't go to the ground (6 feet under) but return to Source (of wherever we all came from). Rest in Peace Jim (in the Source or Beyond where someday we are all destined to be).

A scholarly homage paid to a noble spirit

 

[gmax137]

As far as I know, Jim is the only PF'r that I actually knew "in the real world" before meeting him again here on the forums. I spent a few years at "his" plant south of Miami in the late 1980's. What a great guy, so sad when the good ones go.

As several mentioned up above, we should all take the effort to be more giving to others.

 

[fourthindiana]

What a good friend Jim was. Here with his friend Harry restoring an old Goff family violin.

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Which was jim hardy?

 

[sysprog]

Which was jim hardy?

I think that Jim's the guy on the right (with the hat).

 

[gmax137]

I think that Jim's the guy on the right (with the hat).

That's correct.

 

[fourthindiana]

As far as I know, Jim is the only PF'r that I actually knew "in the real world" before meeting him again here on the forums. I spent a few years at "his" plant south of Miami in the late 1980's. What a great guy, so sad when the good ones go.

As several mentioned up above, we should all take the effort to be more giving to others.

What type of plant did jim hardy have south of Miami in the late 1980s?

So you met jim hardy in the 1980s and you just happened to meet him again here on physics forums? What a coincidence! Small world.

 

[gmax137]

I don't think Jim ever named the nuclear plant he worked at, so I won't either. But there aren't too many to pick from in Florida. I called it "his" plant because of the way he wrote about it. Which is another lesson from Ol' Jim: when you find work you love, stick with it!

So you met jim hardy in the 1980s and you just happened to meet him again here on physics forums? What a coincidence! Small world.

Yes, what a coincidence! I was happily surprised when it finally dawned on me.

 

[Astronuc]

I don't think Jim ever named the nuclear plant he worked at, so I won't either. But there aren't too many to pick from in Florida. I called it "his" plant because of the way he wrote about it.

He did allude to it when he wrote, "We were without offsite power for a week. Diesels ran fine." That was in response to a comment about plant's encounter with Hurricane Andrew.

 

[dlgoff]

Which was jim hardy?

The man on the right.

 

[lightarrow]

Rest in Peace.

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[Borek]

So sad

Despite the fact Jim was way older than me I always thought about Him as "my PF son" (yes, I know it sounds stupid). He came to PF at the time of Fukushima disaster looking for information and initially posted only in one or two related threads. I recognized Him as a "PF soul" and tried - successfully - to drag Him in. I already miss Him

 

[dlgoff]

I recognized Him as a "PF soul" and tried - successfully - to drag Him in.

You had a little behind the scene help.
The first time I meet Jim and Annie, face to face, was when they were returning to Arkansas from, IIRC, North Dakota. From an email conversation with Jim, inviting him to stop by, have dinner, and spend the night before continuing on home, they decided to visit me.

During their visit I learned that time Jim wasn't comfortable with the internet, but after expressing how important I thought it was for him to pass on his knowledge, and with Annie's support, he agreed to give it a try. Annie supported the idea because she believed being an active member of Physics Forums would be helpful in keeping Jim's brain sharp.

True story ...

edit: corrected spelling error