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.
Posts by René van Slooten:
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Amsterdam announces limitations to tourism
Dutch and Belgian veterans saluting the grave of a fallen American comrade (Capt.....
The Koran, Edgar Allan Poe and Science
Edgar Allan Poe has a reputation for mockery and secrecy. He loved to....
French disconnected with the past
Those who thought or hoped that France is a democracy, know better by....
Dutch Elections: Swing to the right with Turkish delight
The parliamentary elections in the Netherlands Wednesday produced a disastrous weakening of the left....
Netherlands: Elections in a shattered European landscape
Europe is in political and social turmoil. There are many reasons for this situation,....
Edgar Allan Poe: Artillerist-poet and his explosive legacy
The young Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) had a remarkable military career of almost....
Can sugarcane save Ethiopia’s dwindling forests?
Sugarcane harvest in Ethiopia (Wikipedia) Ethiopia is one of the most beautiful countries in....
Rough at the edges: Along the coast of Norway to Russia
In 1891 the Norwegian goverment challenged the nation's ship owners to start a....
Europe Under Attack: Neglected lessons from the Netherlands
On Christmas Eve (Peace on Earth) of the year 2002 I published an....
Edgar Allan Poe and King Ludwig II portrait
In 1882 the American journalist and writer Lew Vanderpoole requested an audience of....
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