January 5
Cheers! My feature article on the art and science of small batch whiskey distilling makes the cover of the February Popular Mechanics magazine. Plus, make a lamp out of pipe fittings - see my PM Saturday column.
December 5
Selected as featured science author at the USA Science and Engineering Book Fair in Washington DC.
http://bit.ly/uqGxKN
December 1, 2011
My DIY - 50+ pound capacity Christmas Stocking article - December Popular Mechanics
http://bit.ly/rRHszc
November 25, 2011
The New York Times chooses The Practical Pyromaniac as the a top book in their Black Friday book review section. http://nyti.ms/sAnQG1
November 6-18, 2011
Speaking aboard a science and technology themed cruise ship voyage that includes the Panama Canal
November 1, 2011
I'm on the cover of Make Magazine issue 28. (At least that's what the art director says - the 8 bit drawing of the guy with the hat is supposedly me) But the big feature on catapults inside is definitely mine.
September 2011
August 2011
August 3, 2011
Mention in this month's Penthouse Magazine - http://www.penthousetv.ca/blog/tag/william-gurstelle/
July 16
Huge coverage in the Wall Street Journal: Mythbuster's Adam Savage's article on William Gurstelle
http://pajamasmedia.com/lifestyle/2011/07/19/young-men-and-fire/
July 5, 2011
Short blurb in Washington Post's book review section
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/britain-shows-its-scientific-side-practical-pyromaniac-explains-experiments/2011/06/16/gHQA5RY7xH_story.html
June 21, 2011
Mother-pleasing Minnesota Monthly profile - Bill Gurstelle "DIY Dynamo"
http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/July-2011/Burn-After-Reading/
June 16, 2011
In depth interview in MSNBC.com
http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/16/6866192-pyro-play-diy-flame-throwers-and-fire-tornadoes
June 1, 2011
Wow, Kirkus Reviews loves The Practical Pyromaniac! http://bit.ly/j6eB4b
May 15, 2011
My "How To Make a Flame Tube" feature article appears in Make Magazine #26
May 1, 2011
Bill's "Power Bucket" article in May issue of Popular Mechanics
April 15, 2011
Author profile entitled "Great Balls of Fire" on William in Publishers Weekly: http://bit.ly/jlTRhA
April 1, 2011
My "Soup Can Camping Stove" - DIY article in April edition of Popular Mechanics
March 20, 2011
Gurstelle's travelogue leads the travel section of the St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press: bit.ly/CookNewZealand
March 1. 2011
Now a letterhead listed contributing editor at Popular Mechanics!
February, 2011
Gone for the month: speaking engagement for Crystal Cruises - New Zealand to Australia
January 10, 2011
Make #26 - Several DIY articles including "Faux Flames," "The Cage Trap" and a ReMaking History piece on Electrodeposition.
January 1, 2011
PM Saturday column in Popular Mechanics - The Incubooter
Dec 20, 2010
Speaking engagement aboard the Celebrity Century, Dec 20-29
Dec 1, 2010
PM Saturday column in Popular Mechanics - Digital Video Antenna
November 20, 2010
Speaking engagement aboard the Seabourn Sojourn, Nov 20-30
November 14, 2010
Make Magazine publishes special edition "Tool Guide." I wrote several articles for the work including "The Barrage Garage, Part 3" and "Nine Non-Tools for Every Workshop."
http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=TOOLSIP
November 1, 2010
PM Saturday column in Popular Mechanics - Tool-o-Dex
Special video section in November's Popular Mechanics iPad app
November 1, 2010
Two new columns in Make: Magazine #24. The wonderful electro-deposition ReMaking History project and the always interesting Makers Calendar.
www.makezine.com
October 23, 2010
USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington DC. See me in Lockheed/Martin's "Energy Alley" area.
http://www.usasciencefestival.org/
October 1, 2010
PM Saturday column in Popular Mechanics- Trash Can Terror
September 26, 2010
Open to the public: speaking on the main stage at World Maker Faire in New York City. www.makerfaire.com
September 20, 2010
Wow! Speaking at TEDxTC conference in October. Public event and tickets available soon.See www.tedxtc.com
September 10, 2010
Bill's Popular Mechanics column starts this month. First up: Trash Bin Terror! The world's greatest and simplest Halloween prop is explained in the October issue of Pop Mechanics
September 4, 2010
WG article on the great new library of Alexandria, Egypt fronts the travel section of the Sunday Minneapolis Star Tribune: http://bit.ly/StarTribAlex
August 1, 2010
Make Magazine #23 just out and contains two Gurstelle DIY articles including a piece on the life and works of Samuel Morse.
July 12, 2010
German magazine "SF " positively reviews Messerwefen und Absint; says "Ein Buch fur alle, die ahnen, dass es noch mehr im Leben geben muss als Riskiken abzuwagen" (A book for all who feel there's more to life than weighing risks.)
July 09, 2010
National Public Radio affiliate KSJN - 99.5 host Alison Young invites William Gurstelle to co-host her Saturday morning radio program.http://bit.ly/WMGonMPR
June 27, 2010
Cheers! My feature article on the art and science of small batch whiskey distilling makes the cover of the February Popular Mechanics magazine. Plus, make a lamp out of pipe fittings - see my PM Saturday column.
December 5
Selected as featured science author at the USA Science and Engineering Book Fair in Washington DC.
http://bit.ly/uqGxKN
December 1, 2011
My DIY - 50+ pound capacity Christmas Stocking article - December Popular Mechanics
http://bit.ly/rRHszc
November 25, 2011
The New York Times chooses The Practical Pyromaniac as the a top book in their Black Friday book review section. http://nyti.ms/sAnQG1
November 6-18, 2011
Speaking aboard a science and technology themed cruise ship voyage that includes the Panama Canal
November 1, 2011
I'm on the cover of Make Magazine issue 28. (At least that's what the art director says - the 8 bit drawing of the guy with the hat is supposedly me) But the big feature on catapults inside is definitely mine.
September 2011
TED talk posted on TED website: tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxTC-William-Gurstelle-The-Ar
August 2011
Special announcement: Named "Ballistics and Pyrotechnics Editor" at Popular Mechanics Magazine
August 3, 2011
Mention in this month's Penthouse Magazine - http://www.penthousetv.ca/blog/tag/william-gurstelle/
July 16
Huge coverage in the Wall Street Journal: Mythbuster's Adam Savage's article on William Gurstelle
http://pajamasmedia.com/lifestyle/2011/07/19/young-men-and-fire/
July 5, 2011
Short blurb in Washington Post's book review section
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/britain-shows-its-scientific-side-practical-pyromaniac-explains-experiments/2011/06/16/gHQA5RY7xH_story.html
June 21, 2011
Mother-pleasing Minnesota Monthly profile - Bill Gurstelle "DIY Dynamo"
http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/July-2011/Burn-After-Reading/
June 16, 2011
In depth interview in MSNBC.com
http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/16/6866192-pyro-play-diy-flame-throwers-and-fire-tornadoes
June 1, 2011
Wow, Kirkus Reviews loves The Practical Pyromaniac! http://bit.ly/j6eB4b
May 15, 2011
My "How To Make a Flame Tube" feature article appears in Make Magazine #26
May 1, 2011
Bill's "Power Bucket" article in May issue of Popular Mechanics
April 15, 2011
Author profile entitled "Great Balls of Fire" on William in Publishers Weekly: http://bit.ly/jlTRhA
April 1, 2011
My "Soup Can Camping Stove" - DIY article in April edition of Popular Mechanics
March 20, 2011
Gurstelle's travelogue leads the travel section of the St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press: bit.ly/CookNewZealand
March 1. 2011
Now a letterhead listed contributing editor at Popular Mechanics!
February, 2011
Gone for the month: speaking engagement for Crystal Cruises - New Zealand to Australia
January 10, 2011
Make #26 - Several DIY articles including "Faux Flames," "The Cage Trap" and a ReMaking History piece on Electrodeposition.
January 1, 2011
PM Saturday column in Popular Mechanics - The Incubooter
Dec 20, 2010
Speaking engagement aboard the Celebrity Century, Dec 20-29
Dec 1, 2010
PM Saturday column in Popular Mechanics - Digital Video Antenna
November 20, 2010
Speaking engagement aboard the Seabourn Sojourn, Nov 20-30
November 14, 2010
Make Magazine publishes special edition "Tool Guide." I wrote several articles for the work including "The Barrage Garage, Part 3" and "Nine Non-Tools for Every Workshop."
http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=TOOLSIP
November 1, 2010
PM Saturday column in Popular Mechanics - Tool-o-Dex
Special video section in November's Popular Mechanics iPad app
November 1, 2010
Two new columns in Make: Magazine #24. The wonderful electro-deposition ReMaking History project and the always interesting Makers Calendar.
www.makezine.com
October 23, 2010
USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington DC. See me in Lockheed/Martin's "Energy Alley" area.
http://www.usasciencefestival.org/
October 1, 2010
PM Saturday column in Popular Mechanics- Trash Can Terror
September 26, 2010
Open to the public: speaking on the main stage at World Maker Faire in New York City. www.makerfaire.com
September 20, 2010
Wow! Speaking at TEDxTC conference in October. Public event and tickets available soon.See www.tedxtc.com
September 10, 2010
Bill's Popular Mechanics column starts this month. First up: Trash Bin Terror! The world's greatest and simplest Halloween prop is explained in the October issue of Pop Mechanics
September 4, 2010
WG article on the great new library of Alexandria, Egypt fronts the travel section of the Sunday Minneapolis Star Tribune: http://bit.ly/StarTribAlex
August 1, 2010
Make Magazine #23 just out and contains two Gurstelle DIY articles including a piece on the life and works of Samuel Morse.
July 12, 2010
German magazine "SF " positively reviews Messerwefen und Absint; says "Ein Buch fur alle, die ahnen, dass es noch mehr im Leben geben muss als Riskiken abzuwagen" (A book for all who feel there's more to life than weighing risks.)
July 09, 2010
National Public Radio affiliate KSJN - 99.5 host Alison Young invites William Gurstelle to co-host her Saturday morning radio program.http://bit.ly/WMGonMPR
June 27, 2010
Gurstelle's travelogue leads the travel section of the St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press: http://bit.ly/SelcukWMG
June 25, 2010
Absinthe and Flamethrowers is published in Europe. Rogner und Bernhard of Berlin brought Gurstelle's latest book to the German speaking world: Messerwefen und Absinth - Praktische Einfuhrung in die Kurst des gefahrlichen Lebens.
June 22, 2010
Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Jon Tevlin and William Gurstelle stay up all night seeking the source of some mysterious explosions. http://bit.ly/TheBoomBusters
June 1, 2010
William Gurstelle and his books are featured in the June issue of Popular Mechanics. Bold type on the magazine's cover reads: "Backyard Flamethrower!" Read all about it: http://bit.ly/GurstellePopMech
May 27, 2010
Mark Frauenfelder profiles DIY experts (including William Gurstelle) in his new book Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World.
May 14, 2010
Make:Television nominated for 2010 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lifestyle Program category
May 13, 2010
On television tonight: Discovery Channel's Daily Planet: "William Gurstelle's mission is to live life with a little danger and after seeing his latest invention, you'll say it's Mission: Accomplished." View at http://bit.ly/WMGonDiscTV
April 15, 2010
Make:Magazine Issue 23 hits the newstands! Three articles in this issue including a six page color feature on the amazing double pendulum.
March 1, 2010
MIT's Lemelson Program and the Boy Scouts of America announce a new merit badge in "Invention." Key sections of the program pamphlet provided gratis by William Gurstelle. More at http://bit.ly/BoyScoutsInvent
February 15 - 28, 2010
Two week guest blogging stint on BoingBoing, the world's most popular blog. www.boingboing.net
Dec 10, 2009
The largest newspaper in Great Britain, The Daily Telegraph, profiles William Gurstelle in a large, two page spread with some pretty nifty photos. http://bit.ly/WGinDailyTelegraph
Dec 10, 2009
The largest newspaper in Great Britain, The Daily Telegraph, profiles William Gurstelle in a large, two page spread with some pretty nifty photos. http://bit.ly/WGinDailyTelegraph
