Michael H. Hart

Michael H. Hart ( born April 28, 1932 in New York City ) is a Jewish, American astrophysicist. In addition, he has written three history and controversial articles on a variety of topics. Hart sees himself as a Jeffersonian liberal, while his critics call him a conservative and racial separatists.

Science

Hart is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. During the Korean War he joined the U.S. Army. He received the lower academic degree at Cornell University in mathematics, and earned his Ph.D. in astrophysics at Princeton University. He also holds degrees in physics, astronomy, computer science and law. Hart worked as a researcher at NASA before he accepted a professorship at the Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas as a professor of Physics. He also taught both astronomy and history of science at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland. His publications in scientific journals contain several detailed computer simulations of the Earth's atmosphere. In a 1975 published article he cited arguments for the thesis that in the Milky Way only on Earth intelligent life originated.

History

His first book to this effect was titled The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History (Eng. " The 100 most influential people in human history. "). It has been translated into 15 languages ​​and more than 500 000 copies. Published in 1999 cemented the book " A View from the Year 3000 " - a history of the future, in which he considered both technological advances and political developments.

In the book " Understanding Human History" Hart describes the history of mankind - starting 100 years ago, 000 leading to the 20th century. This includes discussions on all major areas of the world, with a focus on the intelligence differences between different groups of people. Hart examines in this book the many consequences that such differences on the events of human history - from prehistoric times to today. The book contains a wealth of data, tables and maps, an extensive bibliography and a thorough index.

In one of his articles Hart presented the authorship of Shakespeare to the works attributed to him in question and defended the thesis that they were written by Edward de Vere.

In another paper Hart took the view that a future with a Yugoslavia -like ethnic conflict within the United States could be prevented by a division of the country into three different states: an integrated multiracial state, a white state and a black state.

Race conferences

In 1996, Hart spoke at a conference organized by Jared Taylor's " racial realism " Organization " American Renaissance ", the necessary racial division of the United States. Hart proposed a tripartite division, with an area for white separatists, one for black separatists and another for a multi-racial nation. He said that a peaceful and voluntary sharing is the only way to prevent violence.

At the 2006 American Renaissance Conference held had Michael Hart, who is himself a Jew, a public dispute with David Duke, a former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and deputies in the House of Representatives from Louisiana over its " anti-Semitic " statements.

2009 organized Hart in Baltimore a conference entitled " Preserving Western Civilization", which highlighted the need to defend "America's Judeo - Christian heritage and European identity " against immigrants, Muslims and African Americans on the subject. Invited speakers included Lawrence Auster, Peter Brimelow, Steven Farron, Julia Gorin, Lino A. Graglia, Henry C. Harpending, Roger D. McGrath, Pat Richardson, J. Philippe Rushton, Srdja Trifković, and Brenda Walker.

Bibliography

• The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, 1978 ( Revised edition, 1992)
• Extra - Terrestrials, Where Are They? ( with Ben Zuckerman as co-editor ), 1982
• A View from the Year 3000 ( Poseidon Press, 1999)
• Understanding Human History ( Washington Summit Publishers, 2007).

Further reading

• Interview with Michael H. Hart, Russell K. Neili, April 14, 2000. Contemporary Voices of White Nationalism in America, edited by Carol M. Swain and Russ Nieli, Cambridge University Press, 2003, pages 184-202.