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Frank J. Tipler

フランク・ティプラー　/　ふらんく・てぃぷらー

American physicist

February 1, 1947 (age 79)　・　Andalusia, Alabama, United States

Alabama
physicist
non-fiction writer
university teacher

My Take

Frank Tipler is one of the most provocative figures I've come across in physics. A serious mathematical cosmologist at Tulane, co-author of the respected Anthropic Cosmological Principle, he then veered into territory most colleagues won't touch: arguing in The Physics of Immortality that cosmology itself could deliver resurrection of the dead at an Omega Point. I'm skeptical of the conclusions, and I think many physicists are too, but I find his willingness to chase the question genuinely interesting. Whether he's right or wildly overreaching, Tipler reminds me that the line between rigorous science and metaphysical speculation can get thrillingly, riskily thin.

Overview

Frank Jennings Tipler (born February 1, 1947) is an American mathematical physicist and cosmologist, holding a joint appointment in the Departments of Mathematics and Physics at Tulane University. Tipler has written books and papers on the Omega Point based on Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's religious ideas, which he claims is a mechanism for the resurrection of the dead.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Frank J. Tipler
Name (Japanese): フランク・ティプラー
Reading: ふらんく・てぃぷらー
Born: February 1, 1947 (age 79)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Boar
Origin: Andalusia, Alabama, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: physicist / non-fiction writer / university teacher / theoretical physicist / mathematician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Maryland

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

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5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	The Physics of Immortality: Modern Cosmology, God and the Resurrection of the Dead	—
Notable work	The Anthropic Cosmological Principle	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC

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