Oscar Bishop

Oscar writes the technically dense pieces — the ones that deal with derived units, compound conversions, and the math behind multi-step transformations. He assumes readers are comfortable with the basics and want to understand the mechanics underneath.

His beat covers things like converting between coordinate systems, dealing with units that combine dimensions (like kg·m/s² to lbf), and handling scientific notation without dropping a factor of ten. He pays close attention to unit cancellation and dimensional consistency, and he writes about error propagation when conversions chain together.

He's careful to distinguish between a mathematically correct conversion and one that's appropriate for a given application. His pages describe how the math works; they don't tell anyone how to use the result in their specific project.

Articles by Oscar Bishop

Hidden Floating Point Errors in Standard Measurement Conversion Tools and How Our Calculator Avoids Them
The Shelf That Fit vs. The Shelf That Didn't Two weekend warriors build the same floating shelf from the same online plans. Same lumber. Same screws.

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