Kauko Armas Nieminen (15 February 1929 – 2010) was a Finnish self-taught
physicist.
Nieminen was born in
Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...
,
Finland. Although he was most known for his works in physics, he did not have any academic training or degree in physics, but was entirely self-taught. He had a bachelor's degree in law from the
University of Helsinki.
Nieminen's research and theories in physics were unusual. The basis of his work was the theory of "ether vortices". In principle, the theory claimed that the universe is filled with
ether, and as the ends of the ether come close to each other
vortices appear. The center of a vortex is an
elementary particle. Nieminen claimed his theories can explain
gravity,
quantum phenomena,
ball lightnings and the creation of the world.
Nieminen was also very critical towards the established scientific community, though not towards students of science, and had in fact been frequently invited to lecture to the same amidst mutual respect and good humor.
Nieminen had published several books. Nieminen did not use a commercial publisher or advertisement agency, but instead published and distributed his books and advertisements himself.
Kauko Nieminen was a deputy member of the city council of
Helsinki from 2001 to 2004. In the 2000 municipal elections, he was a candidate from the joint election list of the independent candidates in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.
Candidates in the municipal elections in 2000
Publications
*''Eetterin fysiikkaa'' (1980)
* ''Eetteripyörteet voimina'' (1984)
* ''Sähkö eetteripyörteitä'' (1987)
* ''Tajunta ja sähköpyörteitä'' (1991)
* ''Luomisen pyörteet'' (1993)
* ''Tajunnan pyörteet'' (1993)
* ''Kokonaisuuden eduksi'' (1994)
* ''Aika ja aine'' (1995)
* ''Aika ja aine, osa 2'' (1999)
* ''Luoja ja alkuluvut'' (2000)
* ''Voima'' (2002)
* ''Eetteripyörre'' (2003)
* ''Jatko'' (2004)
* ''Pyörteet'' (2005)
* ''Alkuluvut ja sähkö'' (2006)
References
External links
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1929 births
Finnish writers
2010 deaths
People from Kuopio
Pseudoscientific physicists