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'''James Oke Shannon''', known as '''Oke Shannon''', is an American physicist and retired [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]] program manager. A United States Navy veteran, he is known for his advocacy of the five-dimensional [[Dynamic Theory]] developed by his colleague Pharis Williams, and as a public figure associated with the discussion of the Wilson–Davis memorandum. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Shannon graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1966, where he studied engineering. He later attended the United States Naval Postgraduate School from 1973 to 1976, earning a master's degree in nuclear engineering. A career naval officer and Navy veteran, he subsequently pursued a career in applied physics and national laboratory management. | |||
From July 1988 to February 2000 he worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, serving as Deputy Group Leader and Program Manager for Special Technologies. After retiring he settled in Florida, where he has been active as a Bible teacher and church deacon. | |||
==Work== | |||
At Los Alamos, Shannon was a colleague of the physicist Pharis Williams, a former assistant director of the laboratory's Center for Explosive Technology Research. Shannon became a proponent of Williams's [[Dynamic Theory]], a proposed five-dimensional framework derived from thermodynamics in which mass density is treated as a fifth dimension. Shannon has characterized the Dynamic Theory as a candidate for the unified field theory that eluded Einstein, and has argued that Williams's work deserves wider recognition in mainstream [[physics]]. | |||
In 2015 Shannon co-authored a memorial paper on Williams, titled "Memorial and Thoughts of a Man with Great Ideas — Pharis Williams," together with Warren R. Maines, David Mathes and Paul Murad, published through the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information following Williams's death in December 2014. | |||
Shannon is also publicly known in connection with the so-called Wilson–Davis memorandum, a leaked set of notes describing an alleged 2002 meeting between physicist Eric Davis and retired Vice Admiral Thomas Wilson. In the notes Shannon is described as the liaison who introduced the two men. When interviewed about the matter, Shannon declined to confirm or contradict the account. | |||
==External links== | |||
* [https://www.osti.gov/ "Memorial and Thoughts of a Man with Great Ideas — Pharis Williams" (2015), U.S. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information] | |||
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| Residence | Ponce Inlet, FL, United States |
| Known for | Dynamic Theory, physics |
James Oke Shannon, known as Oke Shannon, is an American physicist and retired Los Alamos National Laboratory program manager. A United States Navy veteran, he is known for his advocacy of the five-dimensional Dynamic Theory developed by his colleague Pharis Williams, and as a public figure associated with the discussion of the Wilson–Davis memorandum.
Biography
Shannon graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1966, where he studied engineering. He later attended the United States Naval Postgraduate School from 1973 to 1976, earning a master's degree in nuclear engineering. A career naval officer and Navy veteran, he subsequently pursued a career in applied physics and national laboratory management.
From July 1988 to February 2000 he worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, serving as Deputy Group Leader and Program Manager for Special Technologies. After retiring he settled in Florida, where he has been active as a Bible teacher and church deacon.
Work
At Los Alamos, Shannon was a colleague of the physicist Pharis Williams, a former assistant director of the laboratory's Center for Explosive Technology Research. Shannon became a proponent of Williams's Dynamic Theory, a proposed five-dimensional framework derived from thermodynamics in which mass density is treated as a fifth dimension. Shannon has characterized the Dynamic Theory as a candidate for the unified field theory that eluded Einstein, and has argued that Williams's work deserves wider recognition in mainstream physics.
In 2015 Shannon co-authored a memorial paper on Williams, titled "Memorial and Thoughts of a Man with Great Ideas — Pharis Williams," together with Warren R. Maines, David Mathes and Paul Murad, published through the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information following Williams's death in December 2014.
Shannon is also publicly known in connection with the so-called Wilson–Davis memorandum, a leaked set of notes describing an alleged 2002 meeting between physicist Eric Davis and retired Vice Admiral Thomas Wilson. In the notes Shannon is described as the liaison who introduced the two men. When interviewed about the matter, Shannon declined to confirm or contradict the account.