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(From his website at: http://alexander-unzicker.com)
'''Alexander Unzicker''' (born 13 March 1965) is a German physicist, teacher, and science author. He is known for popular books that critique modern theoretical physics, including ''[[Bankrupting Physics]]'' and ''[[The Higgs Fake]]'', and for advocating a return to foundational questions in physics and cosmology.


Physics is my passion. To understand how galaxies, stars and planets have formed from coulds of primordial hydrogen, and to comprehend how billions of years of evolution have led to today's civilization, remains utterly fascinating for me.
==Biography==


Thus the search for the ultimate laws of nature in physis and cosmology continuously accompanies me. Pursuing these matters led me to hold physicists such as Einstein, Schrödinger and Dirac in high respect, because those founding fathers of modern physics have been researching in all fundamental fields, from cosmology to particle physics. Indeed, there are many unknown gems in their papers, while a lot of problems they have named remained unsolved to this day.
Unzicker was born in [[Munich]], Germany. From 1985 he studied physics and law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, receiving a diploma in physics and a state examination in law in 1993. In 2000 he passed the state examination qualifying him to teach mathematics and physics at the secondary (high school) level, and in 2001 he was awarded a PhD in neuroscience at the university's Institute for Medical Psychology.


I my life, I have always tried to deepen my knowledge without narrowing it, and what I have learned in law, and neuroscience and as a teacher helps me to understand physics as a whole. In particular, dealing with the history, methodology and philosophy of science led me to scrutinize the current standard models of physics and to challenge their validity, and to point out some obvious aberrations. My book was given the “Science book of the year” award by the German science journal "Bild der Wissenschaft“ , and its English edition “Bankrupting Physics - How Today’s Top Scientists Gambled Away Their Credibility” was published by Palgrave Macmillan. Another very controversial book was "The Higgs Fake – How Particle Physicists Fooled the Nobel Committee".
Alongside his writing, Unzicker has taught mathematics and physics at the Pestalozzi-Gymnasium in Munich. He is a son of the German chess grandmaster Wolfgang Unzicker. He has stated that his background in law, neuroscience, and teaching informs his broad, historically minded approach to physics as a whole.


My biggest source of motivation are book about and by physicists of past times, such as Ernst Mach, Albert Einstein, Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, Robert Dicke und Richard Feynman. Recently, I’ve been impressed by books of Nassim Taleb, Daniel Kahnemann, Nick Bostrom and Jean Ziegler.
==Scientific contributions==


I am happy and grateful for the privilege to dedicate a significant part of my life to science. I think that freedom and peace, which can be found in this country more than elsewhere, cannot be taken for granted and require our care - and in this respect, particular attention is needed for the information that we get from the media.
Unzicker studies foundational questions in physics and cosmology and is a critic of aspects of the modern [[standard model]] of particle physics and of contemporary theoretical approaches such as string theory. He draws heavily on the work of earlier physicists including Ernst Mach, Albert Einstein, Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, Robert Dicke, and Richard Feynman, and argues that unsolved problems raised by these figures deserve renewed attention.


I’d be happy if you follow my views about physics and other matters on twitter or facebook. Apart from physics, my recreational activities are hiking, jogging, playing chess and the piano, and having fun with my family. We all can just hope to contribute a little to the respect humankind may get from future civilizations.
His work explores ideas including a [[variable speed of light]] — which he links to remarks made by Einstein — and [[Mach's principle]], the notion that local inertia is determined by the large-scale distribution of matter in the universe. Through these themes he has questioned the interpretation of results such as the discovery of the Higgs boson, a critique presented in his book ''[[The Higgs Fake]]''.


==Books==
==Books==
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* 2013 - "[[Bankrupting Physics]]" ([https://www.amazon.com/Bankrupting-Physics-Scientists-Gambling-Credibility/dp/1137278234 Read in full])
* 2013 - "[[Bankrupting Physics]]" ([https://www.amazon.com/Bankrupting-Physics-Scientists-Gambling-Credibility/dp/1137278234 Read in full])
* 2013 - "[[The Higgs Fake]]" ([https://www.amazon.com/Higgs-Fake-Particle-Physicists-Committee/dp/1492176249?ie=UTF8&ref_=asap_bc Read in full])
* 2013 - "[[The Higgs Fake]]" ([https://www.amazon.com/Higgs-Fake-Particle-Physicists-Committee/dp/1492176249?ie=UTF8&ref_=asap_bc Read in full])
His German-language book ''Vom Urknall zum Durchknall'' (2010), published in English as ''Bankrupting Physics: How Today's Top Scientists are Gambling Away Their Credibility'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), was named "most controversial science book of the year" by the German science magazine ''Bild der Wissenschaft''.
==Honors==
* "Science book of the year" recognition from the German science magazine ''Bild der Wissenschaft'' for ''Vom Urknall zum Durchknall'' (English edition: ''Bankrupting Physics'').
==External links==
* [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Unzicker Alexander Unzicker] on the German Wikipedia
* [http://alexander-unzicker.com Official website]


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Revision as of 08:57, 17 July 2026

Alexander Unzicker
Alexander Unzicker
Born(1965-03-13)March 13, 1965
Munich, Germany
ResidenceMunich, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Known forParticle Physics; critiques of modern theoretical physics
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, neuroscience

Alexander Unzicker (born 13 March 1965) is a German physicist, teacher, and science author. He is known for popular books that critique modern theoretical physics, including Bankrupting Physics and The Higgs Fake, and for advocating a return to foundational questions in physics and cosmology.

Biography

Unzicker was born in Munich, Germany. From 1985 he studied physics and law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, receiving a diploma in physics and a state examination in law in 1993. In 2000 he passed the state examination qualifying him to teach mathematics and physics at the secondary (high school) level, and in 2001 he was awarded a PhD in neuroscience at the university's Institute for Medical Psychology.

Alongside his writing, Unzicker has taught mathematics and physics at the Pestalozzi-Gymnasium in Munich. He is a son of the German chess grandmaster Wolfgang Unzicker. He has stated that his background in law, neuroscience, and teaching informs his broad, historically minded approach to physics as a whole.

Scientific contributions

Unzicker studies foundational questions in physics and cosmology and is a critic of aspects of the modern standard model of particle physics and of contemporary theoretical approaches such as string theory. He draws heavily on the work of earlier physicists including Ernst Mach, Albert Einstein, Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, Robert Dicke, and Richard Feynman, and argues that unsolved problems raised by these figures deserve renewed attention.

His work explores ideas including a variable speed of light — which he links to remarks made by Einstein — and Mach's principle, the notion that local inertia is determined by the large-scale distribution of matter in the universe. Through these themes he has questioned the interpretation of results such as the discovery of the Higgs boson, a critique presented in his book The Higgs Fake.

Books

His German-language book Vom Urknall zum Durchknall (2010), published in English as Bankrupting Physics: How Today's Top Scientists are Gambling Away Their Credibility (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), was named "most controversial science book of the year" by the German science magazine Bild der Wissenschaft.

Honors

  • "Science book of the year" recognition from the German science magazine Bild der Wissenschaft for Vom Urknall zum Durchknall (English edition: Bankrupting Physics).

External links

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