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Harry A. Schmitz
Harry A. Schmitz
Born	November 2, 1957 (age 68)
Residence	Port Washington, NY, United States
Nationality	USA
Alma mater	Stony Brook University
Known for	Fractal Universe, Gravity
	Scientific career
Fields	Materials science, Technical Marketing

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Harry A. Schmitz (born November 2, 1957) is an American materials scientist and technical marketing professional known within the dissident-science community for his work promoting and elaborating a model of a fractal cosmos. Much of this work builds upon ideas originated by his father, Harry W. Schmitz (1923–1979).

Biography

Schmitz became interested in the physical and philosophical nature of the universe as a high school student in the 1970s, when his father, Harry W. Schmitz (HWS), introduced him to the subject. He studied engineering at Stony Brook University, where he was awarded a doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering in 1987 after completing a dissertation on synchrotron x-ray topography.

From 1987 to 1992 he served as an associate editor of the magazine Solid State Technology, after which he pursued a career in technical marketing. He resides in Port Washington, New York. He is the father of Richard Schmitz, the 2007 New York State High School Outdoor Track & Field champion in the 1600 meter event.

Work

Schmitz's stated purpose has been to promote and preserve the ideas he learned from his father. To this end he typeset (in LaTeX) key chapters of his father's treatise and made a PDF version of those chapters available online. In the 1990s he reformulated a sampling of these original ideas by describing them in terms of a fractal cosmos, and in later years he authored several papers of his own elaborating on concepts originally described to him by his father.

In his fractal model, the cosmos is described in terms of distinct orders of universes, particles, substrates, and strata, with each universe characterized by the ratio of its radius to the effective radius of one of its constituent particles. He argued that this size ratio increases rapidly for higher-order universes and that a descending series of universes must terminate with the visible universe, presenting the fractal cosmos as a single integral whole giving rise to successive generations of universes. He also applied the model to questions of time standards, particle interactions, and gravity.

Schmitz has credited the Natural Philosophy Alliance and its successor, the Chappell Natural Philosophy Society, with providing a forum in which these ideas could be presented and with introducing him to a community of physics dissidents.

Abstracts

Books

2003 - "The Physical and Philosophical Nature of the Universe" (Read in full)

External links

fractalcosmos.com

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-I have been interested in the physical and philosophical nature of the universe ever since my&nbsp;father Harry W. Schmitz (HWS) (1923-1979) introduced me to the subject&nbsp;in the 1970s while I was still in high school.&nbsp; I studied engineering at Stony Brook University and was graduated with a doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering in 1987 upon completion of a dissertation on synchrotron x-ray topography. I was an associate editor with <em>Solid State Technology</em> magazine from 1987-1992 and have since enjoyed a career in technical marketing. I am the proud father of Richard Schmitz, the 2007 New York State High School Outdoor Track&nbsp;&amp; Field Champion in the 1600 meter event.
+'''Harry A. Schmitz''' (born November 2, 1957) is an American materials scientist and technical marketing professional known within the dissident-science community for his work promoting and elaborating a model of a [[Fractal Universe|fractal cosmos]]. Much of this work builds upon ideas originated by his father, Harry W. Schmitz (1923–1979).
-My purpose has been to promote the ideas that I learned from my father. With this in mind, I typeset (in LaTeX) key chapters of my father?s treatise and made a PDF version of these chapters available online. In the 1990s, I simplified (or, some may say, embellished)&nbsp;a sampling of these original ideas by describing them in terms of a fractal cosmos. I recent years, I have authored several papers by myself, elaborating and explaining various ideas that were mostly described to me by my father.
+==Biography==
-My father?s goal in life was to further Science (with a capital "S") and his deepest wish was that his ideas would someday be placed in a book where they might be found by a curious young person who was truly interested in understanding the nature of the universe. Using these hard won ideas as a starting point perhaps such a person could discover a new source of energy&nbsp;or otherwise advance our understanding of the universe and our relationship to it.&nbsp;Thanks to the Internet and the Natural Philosophy Alliance, his goal is closer to being realized. I am grateful to the officers of the Natural Philosophy Alliance for providing a forum where this radical science could be presented to&nbsp;a receptive audience and for introducing me to a community of physics dissidents.
+Schmitz became interested in the physical and philosophical nature of the universe as a high school student in the 1970s, when his father, Harry W. Schmitz (HWS), introduced him to the subject. He studied engineering at Stony Brook University, where he was awarded a doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering in 1987 after completing a dissertation on synchrotron x-ray topography.
+From 1987 to 1992 he served as an associate editor of the magazine ''Solid State Technology'', after which he pursued a career in technical marketing. He resides in Port Washington, New York. He is the father of Richard Schmitz, the 2007 New York State High School Outdoor Track & Field champion in the 1600 meter event.
+==Work==
+Schmitz's stated purpose has been to promote and preserve the ideas he learned from his father. To this end he typeset (in LaTeX) key chapters of his father's treatise and made a PDF version of those chapters available online. In the 1990s he reformulated a sampling of these original ideas by describing them in terms of a fractal cosmos, and in later years he authored several papers of his own elaborating on concepts originally described to him by his father.
+In his fractal model, the cosmos is described in terms of distinct orders of universes, particles, substrates, and strata, with each universe characterized by the ratio of its radius to the effective radius of one of its constituent particles. He argued that this size ratio increases rapidly for higher-order universes and that a descending series of universes must terminate with the visible universe, presenting the fractal cosmos as a single integral whole giving rise to successive generations of universes. He also applied the model to questions of time standards, particle interactions, and gravity.
+Schmitz has credited the Natural Philosophy Alliance and its successor, the Chappell Natural Philosophy Society, with providing a forum in which these ideas could be presented and with introducing him to a community of physics dissidents.
 ==Abstracts==
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 * 2003 - "[[The Physical and Philosophical Nature of the Universe]]" ([http://www.fractalcosmos.com Read in full])
+==External links==
+* [http://www.fractalcosmos.com fractalcosmos.com]
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