René van Slooten
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- René van Slooten is a leading ‘Poe researcher’, who theorizes that Poe’s final treatise, ‘Eureka’, a response to the philosophical and religious questions of his time, was a forerunner to Einstein’s theory of relativity. He was born in 1944 in The Netherlands. He studied chemical engineering and science history and worked in the food industry in Europe, Africa and Asia.The past years he works in the production of bio-fuels from organic waste materials, especially in developing countries. His interest in Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Eureka’ started in 1982, when he found an antiquarian edition and read the scientific and philosophical ideas that were unheard of in 1848. He became a member of the international ‘Edgar Allan Poe Studies Association’ and his first article about ‘Eureka’ appeared in 1986 in a major Dutch magazine. Since then he published numerous articles, essays and letters on Poe and ‘Eureka’ in Dutch magazines and newspapers, but also in the international magazines ‘Nature’, ‘NewScientist’ and TIME. He published the first Dutch ‘Eureka’ translation (2003) and presented two papers on ‘Eureka’ at the international Poe conferences in Baltimore (2002) and Philadelphia (2010). His main interest in ‘Eureka’ is its history and acceptance in Europe and its influence on philosophy and science during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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COVID-19: Is carbon monoxide the key to understanding?
Image by Syaibatul Hamdi from Pixabay Air pollution seems to be a catalyst for....
Carbon monoxide: A catalyst for the coronavirus
Recently it was explained how the highly toxic carbon monoxide (CO) interferes with....
Carbon monoxide could be a catalyst for COVID-19
Recently it was explained how the highly toxic carbon monoxide (CO) interferes with....
Europe by boat: Cruising the great rivers
Most of Europe’s famous and beautiful cities, industrial areas, and picturesque landscapes are....
Emanuel Macron election in France saves the EU for now
Those who thought or hoped that France is a democracy, know better by....
Dutch elections slide nation to the right
The parliamentary elections in the Netherlands Wednesday produced a disastrous weakening of the left....
Europe in turmoil as Netherlands approaches its elections
Europe is in political and social turmoil. There are many reasons for this situation,....
Edgar Allan Poe: U.S. Army veteran
On this Veteran’s Day, we present an essay about U.S. Army veteran and....
Ethiopia and its sugarcane salvation
Ethiopia is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, with a....
Norway to Russia is rough at the edges
In 1891 the Norwegian goverment challenged the nation's ship owners to start a....
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