PHYSICAL SCIENTIFIC COMMENTARIES
1993--1997

© Copyright Richard Savage

Dear Claus Biegert,

I am submitting my critical work pertaining to the UNIFICATION OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE to the website of the Nuclear-Free Future Award, first and foremost because my work should be disclosed and published electronically by means of the World-Wide-Web electronic communications system, for all to consider at this time. Also, my work clearly reveals the great scientific misnomer of the Twentieth Century, namely that so-called NUCLEAR interactivity, NUCLEAR energy and NUCLEAR power are strictly metaphysical terms which do not correspond to physical forms of physical nature, other than concentrated ELECTROMAGNETIC physical forms of physical nature; and the entire spectrum of so-called NUCLEAR terminology has been wrongly conceived, misinterpreted and established so as to have the effect of mystifying and frightening the ordinary world at large.

Also, I am fully dedicated and firmly committed to the process of ridding the world of the NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE threat as completely as possible, at this time. And I support the general philosophy of UNIFICATION and the recent developments in Germany with respect to unification on the human scale of things, in the sense of global things, as we all move forward together in the Twenty First Century, MILLENNIUM III and the FUTURE BEYOND in terms of what is best for all concerned.

Richard Savage

February 15, 1999

Greetings!

My name is Richie Havens and I am writing this email to encourage the meaningful debate that should take place concerning the important implications of the work of Richard Savage...I have known Richard for over thirty years and have personally seen the thousands of hours he dedicated to this conclusive challenge. I look forward to the honest and necessary debate to follow... it is time for physics to give something back...something useful for a change... in the form of admittance or a clear and evidential denial to what Mr. Savage has indeed put forth. In the past few years I have clearly seen a lack of either from the Physics community. I would also wish to commend the Nuclear-Free News for the opportunity they have given to Mr. Savage to focus a light in the right direction... An open debate... Thank you very much for your support and time.

Richie Havens,
World Citizen

February 8, 1999

Dear Claus,

Here are my comments which embody my official rejoinder to Dr. Islam's points of view regarding the substance and the contents and the result of my work.

Dr. Islam ought to seriously consider the validity and the empirical verifiability of the following statements which can be rigorously demonstrated to be true statements of fundamental physical scientific facts, as they have been presented in the context of my written work.

1. Physicists think that there are four fundamental forces of nature. All four of them can not be observed and measured directly; one and only one of them can be directly observed and measured, namely, THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE. This does not qualify as a privilege, it is simply an empirical physical scientific fact, which Dr. Sternglass can fully corroborate, I think it is fair to point out.

2. We do not encounter and measure gravitational force directly in our everyday life. We do need the electromagnetic force, i.e. the electromagnetic interaction to measure and to perceive that which we think and call the force of "gravity". "Gravity" is strictly a theoretical force, only.

3. QED theory does indeed fully account for established, so observed and measured physical phenomena, without exception!

4. Nuclear forces are certainly not observable and measurable under any circumstances whatsoever, and as such do qualify as theoretical forces only, period.

5. All chemical interactions, without exception, are indeed a matter of electromagnetic interactions, because no nuclear forces, as they have been established and theoretically defined, are involved in any chemical interactions. All chemical interactions necessarily take place outside of the nuclei of the atoms which are electromagnetically involved, only, in all chemical interactions, as Richard Feynman has stated.

6. Yes, most of the electromagnetic interactions are invisible to the naked eye only, however I have used the term "invisible" to indicate interactions which can not be observed and measured by means of any kind of sensibilities whatsoever, including all kinds of technological instrumental sensibilities which are very often engaged in the processes of observing and measuring physical scientific interactivities, all of which comprise electromagnetic means of technological instrumental sensibilities only. Once again, Dr. Sternglass corroborates my point of view pertaining to this matter.

At the beginning of my "paper" I claim that if I can demonstrate rigorously and comprehensively that one, and only one, of the so-called four fundamental physical scientific forces does indeed fully account for each and every empirical observation and measurement conducted and recorded in the historical context of physical science to date; then in effect, I will have demonstrated comprehensively the fundamental unification of physical science, as a whole, will I have not? All of the established physical scientific evidence, to date, confirms and verifies my rigorous and conclusive case, no matter how anyone may wish to think about it.

In closing, with all due respect to Dr, Islam, I am surprised that he has chosen to make such groundless comments about the substance and the contents and the result of my work. I am inclined to believe that Dr. Sternglass would share my sentiments in this regard, and I tend to think that other established physicists will think seriously about these fundamental matters of vital concern, before they choose to reiterate, officially, the comments and points that Dr. Islam has chosen to make about my specific case. Let's proceed with THE DEBATE.

Best wishes,
Richard Savage

PS. With respect to Dr. Islam's final remarks, that he has not seen the rigorous and comprehensive demonstration which I have claimed to make, perhaps he has neglected to look rigorously and comprehensively at the substance and the contents of what I have written; for the history of established physical science, as a whole, comprises the empirical case which substantiates the validity of my demonstration, in its entirety. Also, I already know that it is not possible to do anything of importance in physics without mathematics, however in my case I am relying on the mathematics which has already been done so well by James Clerk Maxwell, in terms of his electromagnetic field theory and the mathematics which has been done so well by those who have established QED theory already also. This is why it was not necessary for me to do any additional mathematics in terms of my paper.

February 7, 1999

Dear Claus,

While most respectful of Dr. Islam's point of view I suggest his analysis reminds me of the Sufi story of the three blind men who encounter an elephant for the first time. Each felt a different part of the beast and thought each was touching a different animal as their blindness prevented them from seeing the whole creature.

1.)"There are four fundemental forces of nature. All of them can be observed without the help of each other." (Dr. Islam) This should perhaps be rewritten--There is one universal force that can be observed interacting at four stages. Please explain which forces are not of or percieved electromagnetically?

2.)"We encounter and measure gravitational force directly in our everyday life. We do not need electromagnetic force to percieve it." (Dr. Islam) Question? Are not the instruments observing or recording the actions of Gravity not electromagnetic? And even the natural system of the perciever, ie the nervous system, not electromagnetic?

3.) If QED does not account for all physical phenomena then please explain which physical phenomena are not accounted for by QED?

4.) While effects of nuclear force are observable (effects) They remain only theoretical in that in that one may only observe effects or interactions of one force --Electromagnetic. the electrician may use electricity but cannot explain what it is.

5.) The good doctor states "ALMOST all chemical interactions are electromagnetic BECUSE nuclear forces are not involved in MOST chemical interactions." Are not all interactions electromagnetic? From whense does the electromagnetic field arise if not at or beyond the atomic level?

6.)If as the good doctor states, "Most electromagnetic interactions are invisible!" then one may deduce that one is only observing or measuring EFFECTS and the cause while remaining invisible remains electromagnetic only.

In the visible world (electromagnetic in nature) even the warm sun and the dance of the northern lights reveal only electromagnetic interactions.

Most Sincerely
Merek Mura
Kohala Hawaii, USA
merek@aloha.ne

February 4, 1999

Dear Claus,

here are my comments on Richard Savage 's paper.

Mr. Savage should consider the following points:

1. There are four fundamental forces of nature. All of them can be observed without the help of the others. Electromagnetic forces are in no way privileged.

2. We encounter and measure gravitational force directly in our everyday life. We do not need electromagnetic force to measure or perceive it. It is not only a theoretical force.

3. QED does not account for all physical phenomena.

4. Nuclear forces are observable and measurable. It is not only a theoretical force.

5. Almost all chemical interactions are electromagnetic, because nuclear forces are not involved in most of the chemical interactions.

6. Most of the electromagnetic interactions are invisible.

At the beginning of his paper he claims that he will demonstrate rigorously and comprehensibly that the electromagnetic force is the only force of nature. I have not seen such demonstration in his paper. It is not possible to do anything of importance in physics without mathematics. He avoids mathematics in his paper.

Best wishes
Dr. Kamal Islam
(Dr. Kamal Saiful Islam is a physicist and a distinguished member of the Pugwash Group, winners of the 1995 Nobel Prize)

February 1, 1999

Dear Nuclear-Free Future Award,

Let the billions spent on particle accelerators and to prop up obscurantist professors return from whence it came. The silence from the hallowed halls of Physics of the proponents of the four forces only serves to demonstrate their fear that their scientific con game has been finally exposed. Their refusal to dialogue with RICHARD SAVAGE regarding his masterwork "Fundamental Physical Scientific Unification" reminds one of the same disdain the clergy showed when Galileo was denied and silenced! One can only relate all forces to the One, ELECTROMAGNETIC, Savage's speculations have reached the Omega point of PHYSICS! let the doubters disprove, let the great debate begin!

Merek Mura
Kohala Hawaii, USA
merek@aloha.ne

January 28, 1999

Dear Nuclear-Free Future Award,

There has been talk of changing the high school science curriculum to start with physics instead of biology. When the view of physics described herein by Mr. Savage gains general acceptance, this plan may prove to be more practical yet. Savage is right, of course. We can not perceive or rightly conceive of any forms of matter, energy, or sex that are other than electromagnetic. With the news yesterday that U.S. scientists have embarked on practical experimentation to create life from inorganic materials, even the Pope may be forced to acknowledge forthrightly the electromagnetic nature of God, Satan, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Others may still resist, particularly when matters of livelihood are concerned. Thanks for publishing this paper!

Patrick Clark,
Nippon Television
patntv@idt.net

Ernest J. Sternglass, Ph.D
University of Pittsburgh
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Department of Radiology
Radiological Imaging Division


Dear Mr. Savage:

I have finally had an opportunity to go over the collection of your writing on the subject of an electromagnetic theory of matter which you sent me a few weeks ago. Based on my own efforts over many years as described in my recent book " Before the Big Bang", I fully agree with your conclusion that a unification of physical theory can only be achieved by relating all the forces of nature to the electromagnetic one.

The logical arguments that you have advanced to arrive at this conclusion are supported by the growing experimental and theoretical results that no nuclear particles have been discovered in a century of intensive research that do not ultimately decay to produce only electrons and positrons. Even the otherwise stable proton annihilates with its oppositely charged anti-proton to result in the fundamental pure charges of electromagnetic theory via the intermediate stage of unstable mesons, and all instrumentation involved in their detection is purely electromagnetic in its nature, as you have pointed out.

You are also correct in pointing out that no non-electromagnetic measuring processes have ever been utilized in the studies of the constituents of matter. In fact, even the neutrinos are observed only through their interaction with electrons and protons, and as I have shown in my 1965 paper in the European physics journal Nuovo Cimento, their relatively weak interaction with matter can be quantitatively explained by the highly relativistic motions of the electrons and positrons within the nucleons and mesons from which they are emitted and by which they are absorbed.


As I have explained in my recent book, the difficulty of having these ideas accepted by most scientists today as contrasted by their acceptance by all the great scientists of the 19th century lies mainly in the cyclical nature of the changes in the spirit of the time or Zeitgeist in German, discussed by the Austrian historian of ideas, Karl Joel, at the beginning of the present century. Our age has been one of analysis and complexification, while the previous century was one of syntheses and unification, a process that Joel traced over many centuries in every aspect of human endeavor, both in science and the arts. Thus, I am confident that the efforts to achieve a unification of physical theory that such eminent scientists as Faraday and Einstein firmly believed in and which you have argued for will become widely accepted in the next century which is now only two years away.

Sincerely yours,
Ernest J. Sternglass, Ph.D
Professor Emeritus of Radiation Physics

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