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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Michael Fernand Praamsma
| image = Michael Fernand Praamsma 235.jpg
| alt = Michael Fernand Praamsma
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|1|1}}
| fields = [[Engineer]]
| residence = Hilversum, Holland, Netherlands
| nationality = Dutch / USA
| known_for = [[Aether]], [[Big Bang]], [[Relativity]], [[Ancient Civilizations]], [[Metaphysics]]
}}

'''Michael Fernand Praamsma''' (born 1947) is a Dutch-American engineer and independent researcher whose interests include the [[Aether]], the [[Big Bang]], [[Relativity]], [[Ancient Civilizations]], and [[Metaphysics]]. He holds dual Dutch and United States citizenship and divides his time between the west coast of the United States and the Netherlands.

==Biography==
Praamsma was born in 1947 in the post-World War II Netherlands. His parents, who had experienced the Great Depression as teenagers and the war as young adults, joined the European post-war exodus and moved the family to Australia, where they lived from 1950 to 1960. Finding Australian life more of a frontier than the cosmopolitan society they sought, the family relocated to the United States around 1960.

As a Dutch citizen, Praamsma fulfilled his military obligation by serving in the armed forces of the Netherlands, which allowed him to avoid service in Vietnam. He later became a citizen of both the United States and the Netherlands.

A semi-retired engineer, Praamsma continues to spend part of each year in the Netherlands. His personal interests include sailing and opera, with a particular fondness for the works of [[Giuseppe Verdi]].

==Work==
Praamsma describes his intellectual aim as addressing what he regards as scientific, political, and religious problems of the present era. A recurring theme of his written work is the idea of a convergence, or "melding," of science, politics, and religion. His stated areas of interest include critical perspectives on the [[Aether]], the [[Big Bang]], [[Relativity]], the study of [[Ancient Civilizations]], and [[Metaphysics]].

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