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'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alaska.edu/uajourney/notable-people/fairbanks/t.-neil-davis/|title=T. Neil Davis &#124; UA Journey &#124; UA Journey}}</ref> Davis spent most of his working career at the [[Geophysical Institute]], pioneering the use of all-sky and low-level light [[camera]]s 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]].

==Books and publications==

===Fiction===
* 2004. The Great Alaska Zingwater Caper. [[McRoy & Blackburn, Publishers]].
* 1997. Battling Against Success. McRoy & Blackburn, Publishers.
* 1994. Caught in the Sluice. McRoy & Blackburn, Publishers.

===Nonfiction===
* 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.

====Columns====
* 2007–2011. "Dose of Reality": monthly column appearing in ''[[The Ester Republic]]''.
* 1976–1982. "Alaska Science Nuggets": weekly science column appearing in the ''[[Fairbanks Daily News-Miner]]''.

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130208131524/http://www.neildavisalaska.com/ Neil Davis' webpage]}}
* [http://healthcaremorass.blogspot.com health issues blog]
* [https://www.alaska.edu/uajourney/notable-people/fairbanks/t.-neil-davis University of Alaska Stories Behind the Names]
* [https://www.adn.com/opinions/2016/12/13/neil-davis-helped-propel-uaf-with-unlikely-homemade-rocket-range Neil Davis helped propel UAF with unlikely homemade rocket range]

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