Strathmore's Roundtable Biography for
J. Alden Erikson, Ph.D.
 | J. Alden Erikson, Ph.D. |
| Industry | Writing/nuclear science |
| Title | Author |
| Expertise | Theoretical nuclear science |
| Current Organization | Author House |
| Type of Organization | Writing, publishing |
| Major Product | "Model of Reality" for Static, Nuclei and Atoms |
| Area of Distribution | International |
| University/Degree | B.S., Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1950; Ph.D., Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953 |
| Born | March 3, 1926, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Honors & Awards | Presented first paper on static nuclear models at the Chicago American Chemical Society Meeting, 1967; Man of the Year, American Biographical Institute, 2007; Outstanding Professional of the Year, International Biographical Center, England, 2007 |
| Published Works | Book, "Models of Reality" for Static, Nuclei and Atoms; Erikson believes the foundation has been made for models of reality for some key element-isotopes in the periodic table beginning with carbon made from two hydrogen-3 atoms and two helium-3 atoms forming an icosahedron with four electrons outside the nucleus and two inside to neutralize two helium protons giving the valence of 4. In a giant step, 4 beryllium-9 partial-icosahedrons were added to tetrahedrally-directed faces of carbon to form titanium-48, the most abundant of 5 stable isotopes from -46 to -50. The outermost faces of titanium are like carbon and point toward the corners of tetrahedron to provide the most common valence of four. Two of the new icosahedrons fused to carbon are carbon-types and could provide six valence faces while the other two boron-12-type icosahedrons might provide two valence faces to give titanium a valence of 8 as has been observed. It appears that the chemistry and physics of elements is determined by the structure of nuclei and atoms as seen in the new models of reality |
| Affiliations | American Chemical Society; U.S. Army, 1944-46; PPG Industries (Retired after 35 year career of making resins, coatings vehicles and 30 U.S. patents) |
| Hobbies & Sports | Gardening, home and yard maintenance, pets |
| Work History | Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Milwaukee WI, 1953-59; PPG Industries, Inc., Springdale PA, 1960-88 |
| Children | Kristine, Mark, Nancy |
| Spouse | Ruth L. Flory |
| Married | June 17, 1955 |
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