John Baumgardner
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John R. Baumgardner is a geophysicist, young earth creationist, intelligent design
supporter and Christian fundamentalist.
at 26 and has tried to prove the Deluge myth scientifically ever since, creating a computer program called Terra to model the flood. In 1985, Baumgardner joined the controversial amateur archaeologist Ron Wyatt
and salvage expert David Fasold
to Durupınar, Turkey
for an expedition recounted in Fasold's The Ark of Noah to locate the biblical ship's remains. Baumgardner did not support Wyatt and Fasold claims to have found a boat-shaped 'object' which was the Ark. He argued that the object was a natural formation.
Baumgardner has a Ph.D.
in geophysics and space science
from the University of California at Los Angeles and works at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
, is Adjunct Professor of Geophysics at the Institute for Creation Research
. He is a member of the Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness Center
.
, he has published 20 peer-reviewed papers, including
Intelligent design
Intelligent design is the proposition that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection." It is a form of creationism and a contemporary adaptation of the traditional teleological argument for...
supporter and Christian fundamentalist.
Biography
He became a ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
at 26 and has tried to prove the Deluge myth scientifically ever since, creating a computer program called Terra to model the flood. In 1985, Baumgardner joined the controversial amateur archaeologist Ron Wyatt
Ron Wyatt
Ronald Eldon Wyatt was an adventurer and former nurse anaesthetist noted for advocating the Durupınar site as the site of Noah's Ark, among other Bible-related pseudoarchaeology...
and salvage expert David Fasold
David Fasold
David Franklin Fasold was a former United States Merchant Marine officer and salvage expert who is best known for his book The Ark of Noah, chronicling his early expeditions to the Durupınar Noah's Ark site in eastern Turkey...
to Durupınar, Turkey
Durupinar
The Durupınar site is a large aggregate structure in the Mount Tendürek of eastern Turkey. The site is north of the Iranian border, southeast of Doğubeyazıt, in the Ağrı Province, and eighteen miles south of the Greater Mount Ararat summit, at an elevation of ~ above sea level.The size and...
for an expedition recounted in Fasold's The Ark of Noah to locate the biblical ship's remains. Baumgardner did not support Wyatt and Fasold claims to have found a boat-shaped 'object' which was the Ark. He argued that the object was a natural formation.
Baumgardner has a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in geophysics and space science
Space science
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from the University of California at Los Angeles and works at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security , located in Los Alamos, New Mexico...
, is Adjunct Professor of Geophysics at the Institute for Creation Research
Institute for Creation Research
The Institute for Creation Research is a Christian institution in Dallas, Texas that specializes in education, research, and media promotion of Creation Science and Biblical creationism. The ICR adopts the Bible as an inerrant and literal documentary of scientific and historical fact as well as...
. He is a member of the Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness Center
Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness Center
The Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness Center is a Christian nonprofit organization formed originally as a student club promoting intelligent design at the University of California, San Diego . There are about 25 active chapters of this organization in the United States, Kenya, Canada,...
.
Select publications
According to Web of ScienceWeb of Science
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, he has published 20 peer-reviewed papers, including
- Bunge HP, Richards MA, Baumgardner JR. "Effect of depth-dependent viscosity on the planform of mantle convection" Nature 379 (6564): 436-438 (Feb 1 1996) cited 89 times
- Baumgardner JR "3-Dimensional Treatment of Convective Flow in the Earth's Mantle." Journal of Statistical Physics 39(5-6) 501- (1985), cited 75 times.
- Bunge HP, Richards MA, Baumgardner JR "A sensitivity study of three-dimensional spherical mantle convection at 10(8) Rayleigh number: Effects of depth-dependent viscosity, heating mode, and an endothermic phase change." Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 102 (B6): 11991-12007 Jun 10 1997 cited 65 times.
External links
- John Baumgardner's website
- John Baumgardner, Ph.D. from Answers in GenesisAnswers in GenesisAnswers in Genesis is a non-profit Christian apologetics ministry with a particular focus on supporting Young Earth creationism and a literal interpretation of the Book of Genesis. The organization has offices in the United Kingdom and the United States...
- John Baumgardner from Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness CenterIntelligent Design and Evolution Awareness CenterThe Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness Center is a Christian nonprofit organization formed originally as a student club promoting intelligent design at the University of California, San Diego . There are about 25 active chapters of this organization in the United States, Kenya, Canada,...
- Geologists Explain Evolution, Reports of the National Center for Science EducationNational Center for Science EducationThe National Center for Science Education is a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It is the United States' leading anti-creationist organization, and defends the teaching of evolutionary biology and opposes...