Frank W. Duvall
Frank W. Duvall | |
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| Known for | What Gravity IS with Other Challenging Thoughts on Physics (2007), a mechanical theory of gravity linking physics to creationism |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics (gravitation) |
Frank W. Duvall (published as Frank W. DuVall) is an author known for the self-published book What Gravity IS with Other Challenging Thoughts on Physics, in which he proposes an unconventional mechanical account of gravitation. He is listed in The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists.
Work
Duvall's book What Gravity IS with Other Challenging Thoughts on Physics was published in 2007 by Dorrance Publishing (Pittsburgh) as a 182-page hardcover (ISBN 978-0-8059-7623-6). In it he argues for a specific physical mechanism of gravity — describing, in his words, "what gravity IS, how it is generated, propagated and attractively absorbed" — together with other proposed solutions to what he calls enigmas of physics. Duvall frames part of the work as a "bridge from physics to creationism," treating gravitational energy within a religiously motivated interpretation of nature. His positions lie outside the accepted framework of modern gravitational physics.