The Pull Of The Electric Universe

Possibly the single most tantalizing feature is the omnipresence of magnetic fields. Detectable fields a hundred thousand times weaker than the earth's field are found in interstellar space. At the other extreme, the feebly glowing dense cores of some defunct stars have magnetic fields twenty million times stronger than that of the earth!
Lawrence H. Aller, Atoms, Stars and Nebulae, (Third Edition), p. xii

The fans of the Electric Universe have been around for a very long time. And the Oracle of Ottawa is amazed at the utter quality of the names. And I was very surprised to see the endorsement of L. H. Aller to it in the Preface of the Third  Edition of his very popular and standard book Atoms, Stars and Nebulae, which I have just finished reading today.

Lawrence H. Aller

But not to worry about Lawrence getting in trouble over stating the truth of the future of the universe. He covered himself by making sure to mention the big bang and black holes the required number of times through out the remainder of the text and thus ensuring telescope time and office resources with out interference for the whole of his career.

Of course you have to wonder why the conception of the Electric Universe gets such a rough ride, especially if you know that the strongest force in the universe is the electromagnetic force. While gravity is in a distant place far away from the electromagnetic in weakness. Why it can be more dangerous to your academic career to state this fact than talk about intrinsic red-shift!

But the Oracle of Ottawa does not in  the least expect you to take my word for it. There are many very instructive videos on the Electric Universe on tap at the University of You Tube. And as a public service the Oracle of Ottawa has selected what I think is the most fascinating one, just to start you off on your new education. Bet you can't watch just one video on this soon to be cutting edge topic.