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| |name = Andrew McIntosh <br/><small>Professor of Thermodynamics and Combustion Theory <br/> BSc, PhD, DSc, FIMA, CMath, FInstE, CEng, FInstP, MIGEM, ]</small> | |||
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| | thesis_title = Unsteady premixed laminar flames | |||
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| '''Andrew McIntosh''' (also known as '''Andy McIntosh''') ] ] of ] and ] at the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://engineering.leeds.ac.uk/staff/46/Professor_Andy_McIntosh |title=Professor Andy McIntosh |publisher=] |access-date=2019-07-19 |archive-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113035557/https://engineering.leeds.ac.uk/staff/46/Professor_Andy_McIntosh |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is also the director of the organisation ] which promotes ] and ].<ref name="Leeds">{{cite web|url=http://www.leeds.ac.uk/media/news/mcintosh.htm|title=Press statement: Professor Andrew McIntosh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505104117/http://www.leeds.ac.uk/media/news/mcintosh.htm|archive-date=2007-05-05|url-status=dead|access-date=2006-12-18}}, University of Leeds, 29 November 2006. "Professor Andrew McIntosh's directorship of Truth in Science, and his promotion of that organisation's views, are unconnected to his teaching or research at the University of Leeds in his role as a professor of thermodynamics. As an academic institution, the University wishes to distance itself publicly from theories of creationism and so-called intelligent design which cannot be verified by evidence."</ref> | |||
| His research-group has received the ''outstanding contribution to innovation and technology'' award from the '']'' awards in London in 2010 for developing a technology based on the ] of bombardier-beetle.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beetle defence inspires uni work|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-11959381|work=BBC News|date=9 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| '''Andrew McIntosh''' is Professor of Thermodynamics and Combustion Theory at the ].<ref>, ]</ref> His primary area of notability, however, comes from an area unconnected with his professional qualifications and career:<ref></ref> McIntosh disagrees with the ] on ] and is a ].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/bios/a_mcintosh.asp | title=Andrew McIntosh | publisher=] |year= 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-04-17}}</ref> | |||
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== Creationism == | ||
| In a 2007 discussion with ] on ], McIntosh argued that the principles of thermodynamics are not consistent with ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Crawley|first1=William|title=BBC - Will & Testament: The Thermodynamics of Andy McIntosh|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/2007/01/the_thermodynamics_of_andy_mci.html|date=7 January 2007}}</ref> | |||
| McIntosh's research group at University of Leeds has developed a new technology known as µMist which is based on the gaseous "cannon" of the ]. In December 2010, this work received the outstanding contribution to innovation and technology title at the Times Higher Education awards in London.<ref>, '']'', 9 December 2010</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | 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.<ref name="Leeds" /> | ||
| In a discussion with ] on ], McIntosh stated his belief that the world was 6000 years old, that marine ] were made extinct by ] and that the ]<ref></ref> contradict the ] theory of ].<ref name="Dawkinsdebate">{{cite news | url=http://richarddawkins.net/audio/401-sunday-sequence-with-william-crawley | title=Sunday Sequence with William Crawley | publisher=] |date= December 10, 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-04-17}}</ref> He has since substantiated this with a scientific article published in 2009 referenced below. | |||
| == Publications == | |||
| The issue at stake is that the second law of thermodynamics concerns entropy increasing in an isolated system. The proponents of evolution insist that because the earth is in an open system (where heat and mass transfer are allowed through the boundary) that entropy could readily decrease in such a system since outside there will be a compensatory overall increase, and that this could lead to the development of the necessary sophistication for living systems. Those scientists arguing against this hypothesis maintain that even in an open system, random energy input will not produce complex and mutually dependent systems required for life without there being an existing or embryonic system there to begin with. A full discussion is in the paper ]<ref>.</ref> | |||
| * ''Origins: Examining the Evidence'' (], 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 ]) (], 2000) {{ISBN|978-1-903087-15-2}} | ||
| * {{cite journal | last1 = Shah | first1 = AA | last2 = Brindley | first2 = J | last3 = McIntosh | first3 = AC | last4 = Radernacher | first4 = J | year = 2008 | title = The effects of heat exchange and fluid production on the ignition of a porous solid | url = https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/44771/1/heatexchangeNA.pdf| journal = Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications | volume = 9 | issue = 2| pages = 562–584 | doi=10.1016/j.nonrwa.2006.12.002}} | |||
| * {{cite journal | last1 = McIntosh | first1 = AC | year = 2007 | title = Combustion, fire, and explosion in nature - some biomimetic possibilities | journal = Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C | volume = 221 | issue = 10| pages = 1157–1163 | doi=10.1243/09544062jmes541| s2cid = 110692518 }} | |||
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| * {{Official website|https://engineering.leeds.ac.uk/staff/46/Professor_Andy_McIntosh}} | |||
| ⚫ | *''Genesis for Today: Showing the Relevance of the Creation/Evolution Debate to Today's Society'' (foreword by ]) (], 2000) ISBN |
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 10 March 2024
British academic
| Andrew McIntosh | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Wales Cranfield Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Intelligent design, biomimetics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical engineering, combustion, thermoacoustics |
| Institutions | University of Leeds |
| Thesis | Unsteady premixed laminar flames (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Frederick Clarke |
Andrew McIntosh (also known as Andy McIntosh) Emeritus Professor of Thermodynamics and Combustion theory at the University of Leeds. He is also the director of the organisation Truth in Science which promotes creationism and intelligent design.
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.
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.
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.
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.
References
- "Professor Andy McIntosh". University of Leeds. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Press statement: Professor Andrew McIntosh". Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2006., University of Leeds, 29 November 2006. "Professor Andrew McIntosh's directorship of Truth in Science, and his promotion of that organisation's views, are unconnected to his teaching or research at the University of Leeds in his role as a professor of thermodynamics. As an academic institution, the University wishes to distance itself publicly from theories of creationism and so-called intelligent design which cannot be verified by evidence."
- "Beetle defence inspires uni work". BBC News. 9 December 2010.
- Crawley, William (7 January 2007). "BBC - Will & Testament: The Thermodynamics of Andy McIntosh".