Andrew McIntosh (physicist)
British academic
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Andrew McIntosh (also known as Andy McIntosh) is a British physicist who is a professor emeritus of thermodynamics and combustion theory at the University of Leeds.[1] He is also the director of the organisation Truth in Science which promotes creationism and intelligent design.[2]
Cranfield Institute of Technology (PhD)
Andrew McIntosh | |
|---|---|
| Education | University of Wales (DSc) Cranfield Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Known for | Advocacy of Intelligent design |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical engineering, combustion, thermoacoustics |
| Institutions | University of Leeds |
| Thesis | Unsteady premixed laminar flames (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Frederick Clarke |
His research-group has received the outstanding contribution to innovation and technology award from the Times Higher Education awards in London in 2010 for developing a technology based on the defence mechanism of bombardier-beetle.[3]
Creationism
In a 2007 discussion with Richard Dawkins on BBC Radio Ulster, McIntosh argued that the principles of thermodynamics are not consistent with Darwinian evolution.[4]
In November 2006, the University of Leeds issued a statement distancing itself from creationism, and described McIntosh's directorship of Truth in Science as being unconnected with his teaching or research.[2]
Publications
- Origins: Examining the Evidence (Truth in Science, 2011) ISBN 978-0956963109
- The Delusion of Evolution (New Life Publishing Co, 2010) ISBN 978-1904835028
- Genesis for Today: Showing the Relevance of the Creation/Evolution Debate to Today's Society (foreword by Ken Ham) (Day One Publications, 2000) ISBN 978-1-903087-15-2
- Shah, AA; Brindley, J; McIntosh, AC; Radernacher, J (2008). "The effects of heat exchange and fluid production on the ignition of a porous solid" (PDF). Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications. 9 (2): 562–584. doi:10.1016/j.nonrwa.2006.12.002.
- McIntosh, AC (2007). "Combustion, fire, and explosion in nature - some biomimetic possibilities". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C. 221 (10): 1157–1163. doi:10.1243/09544062jmes541. S2CID 110692518.