Mad Russian the Natural Philosopher
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Occupation | Electrician |
| Location | Tacoma, Washington, United States |
| Introduction | I am happily married to my wife for, lo, these 30 years. I am a Reformed Christian and member of Evangelical Reformed Church in Tacoma. I am also a member of Local 46 of the IBEW. Links:: My Church For inspirational scientific thinking, I recommend taking a look at the writings of George Boole and Claude Shannon. These gentlemen fall into my top twenty favorites with Michael Faraday, Johannes Kepler, Leibniz, Newton, etc. leading the group. Other Heroes of mine: George Washington Carver, David Livingston, William Wilberforce, George Washington, and mathematicians/scientists--Blaise Pascal, Al-Kwarizme, Charles Babbage (with Ada Lovelace), Aryabhata, Pierre de Fermat, Leonhard Euler, Nikola Tesla, Enrico Fermi, Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, etc. |
| Interests | Reformed Christianity, Logos Bible Software, Computers, Robotics, AI, mini-ITX, nano-ITX, Linux OS, embedded computing, English Literature, American Literature, science fiction, quality beer, science, mathematics, philosophy, steampunk, History, Traveller RPG |
| Favorite movies | film noir, 2001 A space Odyssey, any well done science fiction, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Charlton Heston movies, Casablanca, etc. |
| Favorite music | Baroque Classical, some Romantic Era Classical, blues, classic rock, folk, and jazz. |
| Favorite books | The Bible, Mere Christianity, Institutes of the Christian Religion, The Lord of the Rings and all of Tolkien's writings, Dune series, Asimov's robot series and the foundation series, The Difference Engine, books by, Ursula K. Le Guin, (see also my Goodreads account for current reading, reviews, etc.). |