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| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|09|26|mf=y}}
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| fields = [[Professor of Mathematics]]
| death_date = May 2022 (aged 101)
| fields = [[Mathematics]], [[Electrodynamics]]
| residence = Roxbury Crossing, MA, United States
| residence = Roxbury Crossing, MA, United States
| nationality = USA
| nationality = USA
| known_for = [[Electrodynamics]], [[Gaussian Dynamics]]
| known_for = [[Electrodynamics|New Gaussian Electrodynamics]], Theory of Holors, Field Theory Handbook
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Domina Eberle Spencer, born in 1920, came to MIT as a high school student in a summer program and stayed on to earn three degrees, her SB in Physics in 1939, SM in Mathematics in 1940, and PhD in Mathematics in 1942. A Professor of Mathematics at the University of Connecticut for the last half century, she has also taught at American University, Tufts, and Brown University. During the 1950s, Spencer co-authored a series of articles with Prof. Parry Moon (1898-1988) on electrodynamics and induction based on Ampere's original force law, deriving results contrary to Einstein's theory of relativity. The Moon and Spencer duo united their efforts through marriage, and went on to write several textbooks in the 1960s, including their unique and useful Field Theory Handbooks. After Moon's death in 1988, semi-retired Spencer became very active in alternative physics. She co-founded the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) in 1993 and remains the organization's president, having presented over 50 times at its annual meetings. At age 88, Spencer continues to develop her unique New Gaussian Electrodynamics, which operates without Einstein's relativity. In all, she has authored a staggering 300 technical articles during her long career. Her alternative theory is in the Gaussian-Weberian-Ritzian tradition, and she agrees with Gauss that the most fundamental task of electrodynamics is to discover the correct equation for the force between relatively moving charges.  [http://math.mit.edu/news/integral_2008.pdf Domina Eberle Spencer], ''MIT Integral'', V3, p. 4 (Autumn 2008).
'''Domina Eberle Spencer''' (September 26, 1920 – May 2022) was an American mathematician, a longtime Professor of Mathematics at the University of Connecticut, and one of the most prolific figures in twentieth-century dissident physics. A child prodigy, she entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a high-school student in a summer program and stayed to earn three degrees — an S.B. in Physics (1939), an S.M. in Mathematics (1940), and a Ph.D. in Mathematics (1942, at the age of 21) under the geometer Dirk Jan Struik. Over a career spanning more than seventy years she authored some 300 technical papers across mathematics, optics, illuminating engineering and the foundations of electrodynamics.


<b>Research Interests</b>
Spencer is best known for her decades-long scientific partnership with the MIT electrical engineer [[Parry Moon]] (1898–1988) — whom she later married — and for the '''New Gaussian Electrodynamics''' she developed in her later years, a reformulation of electromagnetic theory built on Ampère's original force law that dispenses with Einstein's [[Relativity|special relativity]]. She co-founded the [[Natural Philosophy Alliance]] (NPA) in 1993 and served as its long-standing president. She died in May 2022 at the age of 101.


Tensors; Field Theory; Partial Differential Equations; Integral Equations; Optics; Vision; Illuminating Engineering; Foundations of Electrodynamics
==Education==
 
* S.B. in Physics, 1939 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* S.M. in Mathematics, 1940 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* Ph.D. in Mathematics, 1942 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (advisor: Dirk Jan Struik; dissertation: ''A Tensor Interpretation of Study's "Geometrie der Dynamen"'')
 
==Academic Career==
 
Spencer joined the University of Connecticut as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics in 1950 and rose to full professor, remaining on the faculty for the rest of her long career. She also taught at American University, Tufts University, and Brown University. Beyond her work in electrodynamics, she made lasting contributions to the science of lighting and vision — including studies of color space, trichromatic data and the visual perception of illumination — and in 1962 she was elected a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) for her contributions to the art and science of illumination.
 
==Parry Moon and the Theory of Holors==
 
Spencer's collaboration with Parry Moon began in the 1940s and produced a long series of joint papers and textbooks; the two married in 1961. Together they wrote several influential reference works, most notably the ''[[Field Theory Handbook: Including Coordinate Systems, Differential Equations and Their Solutions|Field Theory Handbook]]'' (1961), a widely used compendium of coordinate systems and their differential equations. They also developed the concept of the '''holor''' — a mathematical object generalizing scalars, vectors and tensors — set out in their book ''[[Theory of Holors: A Generalization of Tensors|Theory of Holors]]'' (1986).
 
==New Gaussian Electrodynamics==
 
During the 1950s, Spencer and Moon co-authored a series of articles on electrodynamics and induction founded on Ampère's original force law, deriving results at odds with Einstein's theory of relativity. After Moon's death in 1988, Spencer became increasingly active in alternative physics, continuing to develop what she called the '''New Gaussian Electrodynamics''' — a theory that operates without special relativity and stands in the Gaussian–Weberian–Ritzian tradition. With Gauss, she held that the most fundamental task of electrodynamics is to discover the correct equation for the force between relatively moving charges. She co-founded the [[Natural Philosophy Alliance]] in 1993, served as its president, and presented dozens of papers at its annual meetings over nearly two decades. ([http://math.mit.edu/news/integral_2008.pdf "Domina Eberle Spencer"], ''MIT Integral'', V3, p. 4, Autumn 2008.)


<b>Education</b>
==Research Interests==


* S.B. 1939 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tensors; Field Theory; Partial Differential Equations; Integral Equations; Optics; Vision; Illuminating Engineering; Foundations of Electrodynamics
* S.M. 1940 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* Ph.D. 1942 Massachusetts Institute of Technology


'''Articles:''' (with [/php2/index.php?tab0=Scientists&amp;tab1=Scientists&amp;tab2=Display&amp;id=436 Parry H. Moon])
'''Articles:''' (with [[Parry Moon|Parry H. Moon]])


* "A Metric for Colorspace," <em>J. Opt. Soc. Am<wbr />.</em>, V33, pp. 260-266 (1943).
* "A Metric for Colorspace," <em>J. Opt. Soc. Am<wbr />.</em>, V33, pp. 260-266 (1943).
* "Geometric Figures in Affine Space?, <em>J. Math. Phys.</em>, V23, p. 1 (1944).
* "Geometric Figures in Affine Space," <em>J. Math. Phys.</em>, V23, p. 1 (1944).
* "The Tensor Interpretation of the Figures of Study's 'Geometrie der Dynamen'," <em>J. Math Phys.</em>, V23, p. 103 (1944).
* "The Tensor Interpretation of the Figures of Study's 'Geometrie der Dynamen'," <em>J. Math Phys.</em>, V23, p. 103 (1944).
* "The Visual Effect of Non-Uniform Surrounds," <em>J. Opt. Soc. Am.</em>, V35, N3, pp. 233-247 (1945).
* "The Visual Effect of Non-Uniform Surrounds," <em>J. Opt. Soc. Am.</em>, V35, N3, pp. 233-247 (1945).
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* 2010 - "[[The Nutrition Triangle]]" ([http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_5492.pdf Read in full])
* 2010 - "[[The Nutrition Triangle]]" ([http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_5492.pdf Read in full])
* 2009 - "[[Electromagnetic Postulates and Unipolar Induction
* 2009 - "[[Electromagnetic Postulates and Unipolar Induction]]"
]]"  
* 2009 - "[[The Holor Representation of Chemistry]]"  
* 2009 - "[[The Holor Representation of Chemistry]]"  
* 2009 - "[[The Holor Trinity]]"  
* 2009 - "[[The Holor Trinity]]"  
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* 1994 - [http://www.worldnpa.org/videos/Domina1994.rm Universal Time and the Velocity of Light] (Video Lecture)
* 1994 - [http://www.worldnpa.org/videos/Domina1994.rm Universal Time and the Velocity of Light] (Video Lecture)


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Domina Eberle Spencer
Domina Eberle Spencer
Born(1920-09-26)September 26, 1920
DiedMay 2022 (aged 101)
ResidenceRoxbury Crossing, MA, United States
NationalityUSA
Known forNew Gaussian Electrodynamics, Theory of Holors, Field Theory Handbook
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Electrodynamics

Domina Eberle Spencer (September 26, 1920 – May 2022) was an American mathematician, a longtime Professor of Mathematics at the University of Connecticut, and one of the most prolific figures in twentieth-century dissident physics. A child prodigy, she entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a high-school student in a summer program and stayed to earn three degrees — an S.B. in Physics (1939), an S.M. in Mathematics (1940), and a Ph.D. in Mathematics (1942, at the age of 21) under the geometer Dirk Jan Struik. Over a career spanning more than seventy years she authored some 300 technical papers across mathematics, optics, illuminating engineering and the foundations of electrodynamics.

Spencer is best known for her decades-long scientific partnership with the MIT electrical engineer Parry Moon (1898–1988) — whom she later married — and for the New Gaussian Electrodynamics she developed in her later years, a reformulation of electromagnetic theory built on Ampère's original force law that dispenses with Einstein's special relativity. She co-founded the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) in 1993 and served as its long-standing president. She died in May 2022 at the age of 101.

Education

  • S.B. in Physics, 1939 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • S.M. in Mathematics, 1940 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Ph.D. in Mathematics, 1942 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (advisor: Dirk Jan Struik; dissertation: A Tensor Interpretation of Study's "Geometrie der Dynamen")

Academic Career

Spencer joined the University of Connecticut as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics in 1950 and rose to full professor, remaining on the faculty for the rest of her long career. She also taught at American University, Tufts University, and Brown University. Beyond her work in electrodynamics, she made lasting contributions to the science of lighting and vision — including studies of color space, trichromatic data and the visual perception of illumination — and in 1962 she was elected a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) for her contributions to the art and science of illumination.

Parry Moon and the Theory of Holors

Spencer's collaboration with Parry Moon began in the 1940s and produced a long series of joint papers and textbooks; the two married in 1961. Together they wrote several influential reference works, most notably the Field Theory Handbook (1961), a widely used compendium of coordinate systems and their differential equations. They also developed the concept of the holor — a mathematical object generalizing scalars, vectors and tensors — set out in their book Theory of Holors (1986).

New Gaussian Electrodynamics

During the 1950s, Spencer and Moon co-authored a series of articles on electrodynamics and induction founded on Ampère's original force law, deriving results at odds with Einstein's theory of relativity. After Moon's death in 1988, Spencer became increasingly active in alternative physics, continuing to develop what she called the New Gaussian Electrodynamics — a theory that operates without special relativity and stands in the Gaussian–Weberian–Ritzian tradition. With Gauss, she held that the most fundamental task of electrodynamics is to discover the correct equation for the force between relatively moving charges. She co-founded the Natural Philosophy Alliance in 1993, served as its president, and presented dozens of papers at its annual meetings over nearly two decades. ("Domina Eberle Spencer", MIT Integral, V3, p. 4, Autumn 2008.)

Research Interests

Tensors; Field Theory; Partial Differential Equations; Integral Equations; Optics; Vision; Illuminating Engineering; Foundations of Electrodynamics

Articles: (with Parry H. Moon)

  • "A Metric for Colorspace," J. Opt. Soc. Am., V33, pp. 260-266 (1943).
  • "Geometric Figures in Affine Space," J. Math. Phys., V23, p. 1 (1944).
  • "The Tensor Interpretation of the Figures of Study's 'Geometrie der Dynamen'," J. Math Phys., V23, p. 103 (1944).
  • "The Visual Effect of Non-Uniform Surrounds," J. Opt. Soc. Am., V35, N3, pp. 233-247 (1945).
  • "Analytical Representation of Trichromatic Data," J. Opt. Soc. Am., V35, N6, pp. 399-427 (1945).
  • "Polynomial Representation of Reflectance Curves," J. Opt. Soc. Am., V35, N9, pp. 597-598 (1945).
  • "Luminous Ceiling Lighting," Illuminating Engineering, pp. 465-472 (Aug 1949).
  • "Binary Stars and the Velocity of Light", Journal of the Optical Society of America, V43, pp. 635-641 (1953).
  • "Electromagnetism Without Magnetism: An Historical Approach", American Journal of Physics, V22, N3, pp. 120-124 (Mar 1954).
  • "Interpretation of the Ampere Force", Journal of the Franklin Institute, V257, pp. 203-220 (1954).
  • "The Coulomb Force and the Ampere Force, Journal of the Franklin Institute, V257, pp. 305-315 (1954).
  • "A New Electrodynamics", Journal of the Franklin Institute, V257, N5, pp. 369-382 (1954).
  • "Electromagnetism, Old and New: A Reply", Journal of the Franklin Institute, V258, N11, pp. 389- (1954).
  • "A Postulational Approach to Electromagnetism", Journal of the Franklin Institute, V259, N4, pp. 293-305 (1955).
  • "On Electromagnetic Induction", Journal of the Franklin Institute, V260, N9, pp. 213-226 (1955).
  • "On the Ampere Force", Journal of the Franklin Institute, V260, pp. 295-311 (1955).
  • "Some Electromagnetic Paradoxes", Journal of the Franklin Institute, V260, pp. 373-395 (1955).
  • "On the Establishment of Universal Time", Philosophy of Science, V23, pp. 216-229 (1956).
  • "The Cosmological Principle and the Cosmological Constant", Journal of the Franklin Institute, V266, pp. 47-58 (1958).
  • "Retardation in Cosmology", Philosophy of Science, V25, pp. 287-292 (1958).
  • "Mach's Principle," Philosophy of Science, V26, pp. 125-134 (1959).

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