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Neil E. Munch
Neil E. Munch
Born	November 13, 1926
Died	July 2, 2014 (aged 87)
Residence	Gaithersburg, MD, United States
Nationality	USA
Known for	Critiques of Special Relativity, co-founding the NPA
	Scientific career
Fields	Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering

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Neil E. Munch (November 13, 1926 – July 2, 2014) was an American mechanical and aerospace engineer with a life-long interest in space, advanced physics and cosmology, and an insatiable curiosity about most everything. Throughout his work he stressed the central importance of clearly stated assumptions in all scientific endeavor, and he influenced a generation of critical thinkers around the world. He was a co-founder and founding director of the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA).

Career

Munch spent his early career (1948–1956) on advanced engineering projects in rocket propulsion, space travel, information systems and ordnance systems at several companies. In 1956 he joined the General Electric Space Division as a scientific contributor and manager, eventually leading space-sciences groups of up to 45 people, and remained there until 1986. Some of the rocket engines he designed were successfully flown and are now on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

In 1984 he founded and served as president of Munch Engineering Corporation. Over his career he published more than 100 papers questioning aspects of modern physics, some of them in refereed journals, with a particular focus on what he considered unwarranted or shifting assumptions in Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.

Education

B.S.M.E. (Mechanical Engineering), 1948 – Cornell University
Graduate aeronautical engineering studies – Cornell University
Graduate engineering and physics studies – Stevens Institute of Technology
M.S. in Engineering, 1951, followed by Ph.D. studies
Licensed Professional Engineer, New York State, 1956
Studied Modern Physics under Edwin Taylor of MIT through numerous GE-sponsored advanced education programs

Natural Philosophy Alliance

In 1994, Munch was a co-founder and founding director of the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA), together with Dr. John E. Chappell Jr. and others. The NPA grew to more than 200 members across the United States and other countries, providing a forum for scientists and independent researchers critical of mainstream physics — especially Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.

Abstracts

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 * 2007 - "[[Possible Experiments Simulating Optical Doppler Effects at All Speeds ]]"
 * 2007 - "[[The Possible Nature of Light Emissions ]]"
-* 2007 - "[[Universal Time Confirmation Using the Unique Aspects of Relative Motion in Galileo?s 400 Year-old Observations ]]"
+* 2007 - "[[Universal Time Confirmation Using the Unique Aspects of Relative Motion in Galileo's 400 Year-old Observations ]]"
 * 2006 - "[[Flawed Assumptions in MMX Prevented Aether Detection]]"
 * 2006 - "[[Some Questions Raised by the 'Three Reference Frames' ]]"
 * 2006 - "[[Simple (but Critical) Flaws in Special Relativity Discussed in Everyday Language]]"
-* 2006 - "[[Ten Reasons Why We Need to Continue Discussing Special Relativity?s Flaws]]"
+* 2006 - "[[Ten Reasons Why We Need to Continue Discussing Special Relativity's Flaws]]"
-* 2005 - "[[Consequences of Relativity?s Failure To Control Assumptions]]"
+* 2005 - "[[Consequences of Relativity's Failure To Control Assumptions]]"
 * 2005 - "[[Light Wave Discontinuities and their Solution]]"
 * 2004 - "[[Early Results of NPA's Opinion Survey]]"