Hugh Auchincloss Brown
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Hugh Auchincloss Brown was an electrical engineer best known for advancing a theory of catastrophic pole shift
. Brown claimed that massive accumulation of ice at the poles
caused recurring tipping of the axis in cycles of approximately 4000–7500 years. Brown argued that because the earth wobbles on the axis and the crust slides on the mantle, a shift was demonstrably imminent, and suggested the use of nuclear explosion
s to break-up the ice to forestall catastrophe.
Pole shift theory
The cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis suggests that there have been geologically rapid shifts in the relative positions of the modern-day geographic locations of the poles and the axis of rotation of the Earth, creating calamities such as floods and tectonic events.No form of the hypothesis is...
. Brown claimed that massive accumulation of ice at the poles
Geographical pole
A geographical pole is either of the two points—the north pole and the south pole—on the surface of a rotating planet where the axis of rotation meets the surface of the body...
caused recurring tipping of the axis in cycles of approximately 4000–7500 years. Brown argued that because the earth wobbles on the axis and the crust slides on the mantle, a shift was demonstrably imminent, and suggested the use of nuclear explosion
Nuclear explosion
A nuclear explosion occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from an intentionally high-speed nuclear reaction. The driving reaction may be nuclear fission, nuclear fusion or a multistage cascading combination of the two, though to date all fusion based weapons have used a fission device...
s to break-up the ice to forestall catastrophe.
Works
- Popular awakening concerning the impending flood (privately printed 1948)
- Cataclysms of the Earth (1967)
External links
- “Can the Earth Capsize?” Time 13 September 1948