Jim Carter (pseudoscientist)
James Carter is a
big bang theory with the idea that everything is made up of circular objects that interact in a mechanical way.[1][2] His ideas are not the subject of serious scientific attention, although he has been studied by writers on fringe science and been the subject of exhibitions in Santa Monica, California and Los Angeles.[3] Writer Margaret Wertheim called him "the Leonardo da Vinci of fringe theorists", and wrote a book about him, Physics on the Fringe. She also produced a documentary about him called It’s Jim’s World - We Just Live In It.[4][5]
Life
In the 1970s, Carter worked as an
flotation devices to bring sunken objects to the ocean's surface. He now manufactures and sells these lift bags.[3][1] He has also worked as a gold miner, and now owns a trailer park in Enumclaw, Washington.[2]
Theories
According to Carter, the universe is composed of what he calls "circlons", ring-like structures like "atomic LEGO blocks, interlocking rings that snap together to form all the elements".Lord Kelvin and Peter Guthrie Tait.[1]
Exhibitions
An exhibition about Carter's theories was held at the
Santa Monica Museum of Art, in Santa Monica, California in 2002, curated by Margaret Wertheim. The exhibition included video animations, models and diagrams.[3] Another exhibition on his work opened at the Institute For Figuring gallery in Los Angeles in December 2011.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Freeman Dyson, "Science on the Rampage", New York Review of Books, April 5, 2012, http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/apr/05/science-rampage-natural-philosophy/
- ^ a b Margaret Wertheim, "Jim Carter", Physics on the Fringe website, http://physicsonthefringe.com/page/about-jim-carter
- ^ a b c d e David Pagel, "An Imaginative Connection Between Art and Science", L.A. Times, May 1, 2002, http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/01/entertainment/et-pagel1
- ^ "Physics On The Fringe". physicsonthefringe.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ a b Jascha Hoffman, "Q&A: The outsider insider", Nature, November 3, 2011, vol. 479, issue 7371, p. 40.