Bent Kargaard Nielsen
Bent Kargaard Nielsen | |
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| Born | June 23, 1943 |
| Residence | Aalborg / Svenstrup J, Jylland, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Known for | Big Bang, Michelson-Morley, Time |
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| Fields | Philosopher |
Bent Kargaard Nielsen (born 23 June 1943) is a Danish author, philosopher, systems analyst and independent researcher who describes himself as an author, philosopher, artificial-intelligence expert, systems analyst, designer, publisher and lecturer. He is a critic of mainstream physics and cosmology, and is best known for his 2008 book Klogere end Einstein? En ny model for Universet (Brighter than Einstein? A New Model for the Universe), in which he questions the Big Bang theory and the interpretation of the Michelson-Morley experiment. He is a member of the Natural Philosophy Alliance.
Biography
Nielsen studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Copenhagen over two periods, from 1966 to 1973 and from 1980 to 1985, after which he turned toward artificial intelligence, with a particular interest in neural-network modelling. Owing to health problems, economic considerations, and limited academic employment prospects in his field in Denmark at the time, he left academia in favour of work as a well-paid employee and consultant. Much of this work was in private education, where he taught systems analysis and programming and instructed in the use of a range of application programs on multiple platforms.
Nielsen has stated that artificial intelligence remained his primary interest, and that his examination of what he regarded as irregularities in the logic of the Michelson-Morley type of experiment grew out of an effort to produce a popular science book. This investigation led him to a broader, full-time study of the foundations of physics, which culminated after roughly six years in a book criticising what he considered multiple flaws in astrophysics. He resides in the Aalborg area, in Svenstrup J, Jylland, and among friends has been nicknamed "The Philosopher" and "DaVinci Light".
Scientific contributions
Nielsen challenges several foundations of modern physics and cosmology. He argues that the Big Bang represents a logical impossibility and that Einstein's theories of relativity rest on a flawed experimental basis. In particular, he contends that the Michelson-Morley experiment, while ingeniously conceived, was dynamically and geometrically incorrect in its assumptions and implementation. On the basis of a 2008 experiment, later revised in 2011, he has proposed that light consists of waves propagating in an intergalactic, interstellar and interplanetary medium, reviving the idea of a luminiferous aether.
He set out these views in Klogere end Einstein? En ny model for Universet, a 301-page hardbound volume with 38 illustrations, which he published in 2008 through his own publishing company, Antagonica, after commercial publishers declined the work. The book is described as a critical examination of what its author regards as myths in natural science, particularly the Big Bang. Nielsen's positions fall outside the scientific mainstream and have not been accepted by the broader physics community.
Abstracts
- 2010 - "The Michelson and Morley Experiment Once Again!" (Read in full)
- 2009 - "Ether Detection Experiment with a Laser"
Books
- 2008 - "Klogere end Einstein? En ny model for Universet (Brighter than Einstein? A New Model for the Universe)" (Read in full)
External links
- Antagonica - Nielsen's publishing company website
- Klogere end Einstein? at bog.nu (ISBN 9788799284108)