Information About the Author of These Addenda
Charles Henry Voss, Jr. was born of American missionary parents in China. He grew up
in Baton Rouge, La. and obtained a B.S. and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from LSU. His
Ph.D. was obtained from North Carolina State University. He retired from LSU as a
F.J.Haydel,Jr./ Kaiser Aluminum Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at LSU in 2003 after serving 43 years on the faculty at LSU.
His research and publications were in the biomedical area and include heart pacemakers,
artificial hearts, hearing aid design, protection for Hansen’s disease patients and bio-telemetry
applications.
An engineer, by definition, has to have an intimate knowledge of science. He must have
a practical understanding of science since he cannot design a desired object using speculative
theories. A degree in an engineering field requires that the student be able to digest, analyze and
critique material, examine the different ways that the materials may be used in design and then
finally use this information in design. This is what he was trained to do in obtaining a Ph.D.
degree and what he has been doing as his job for the past 40 years. As an engineering professor
and chairman of the Departmental Curriculum Committee for 29 years it was his responsibility to
make sure that this ability was imparted to students.
The laws of physics and mathematics provide the basic building blocks for all branches of
engineering. A life scientist who posits a theory which is contrary to the foundational
knowledge of physics and mathematics is on shaky ground. He should not be given the
assumption of correctness merely because he is a specialist.
Addendum Reviewers
Edward Boudreaux , Ph.D.
Physical Chemistry
Professor Emeritus UNO
Science and Math Teacher
Our Lady of the Holy Cross College
New Orleans, LA.
Stephen Chauvin
Physical Science, Orange Coast College, CA
Hendricks Sports Management
Information Technology Manager
The Woodlands, TX
James J. Devitt
Philosophy of Science
B.S. Geology, Louisiana State University
J.D., Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA
David Durrett, Ph.D.
Chemistry
Louisiana State University
Retired Borden Chemical & Plastics, LPP
Science Teacher, Chemistry and Physics
Parkview Baptist High School
Baton Rouge, LA
Martin Ehde, Th.D.
Biblical Studies
M.A.L.S. Math
Professor Emeritus Math and Physics
William Carey College
Gulfport, MS
David McQueen, M.S.
Geology
University of Michigan
Monroe, LA
James Mahler, D.V.M.
M.S. Biology (Molecular Genetics)
West Texas State University
Further Study in Microbiology and
D.V.M. University of Tennessee
Private Practice in Bay St. Louis, MS
John W. Oller, Jr., Ph.D.,
Linguistics
Hawthorne Regents Professor
Department of Communicative Disorders
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
Primary research on the general theory of
signs, the measurement of language and
intellect, and language processing and
acquisition. He has also studied differences
between human and non-human
communication systems including those of
chimps, bonobos, gorillas, grey parrots, and
dolphins.
Don Patton, Ph.D.
Education (Geology)
Consulting Geologist
Mazada Corporation
Dallas, TX
David Prentice, M.Ed., M.A.S.T.
B.S. Physics, Loyola University, N.O.
M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction
Secondary Science Education
Master of Arts in Science Teaching,
Chairman of Science Department,
Crescent City Baptist High School,
Metairie, LA
Certified in secondary Physics, Chemistry,
Biology, General Science, and Math.
Mark G. Ramsey P.E.
Mechanical Engineering
Texas Tech University
Texas Drilling Associates, President
Spring, TX
Nancy Redmond, M.S. plus 30
Education
Science Teacher (Retired)
Certified in Gifted
Baton Rouge, LA