Steuart Campbell
Steuart Campbell | |
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 Photo taken 2019 | |
| Born | Stuart Barnsley Campbell 1937 (age 88–89) |
| Occupation | Science writer |
| Website | www |
Steuart Campbell (born 1937) is a British writer and skeptic who lives in Edinburgh.
Career
Campbell was born in 1937 in Birmingham.[1][2] He trained as an architect and worked as one until the mid-1970s. He obtained a BA in mathematics and science from the Open University in 1983.[2] He wrote The Loch Ness Monster: The Evidence which argues against the existence of the Loch Ness Monster. The book examines eyewitness reports, as well as photos and instrumental evidence.[3] Campbell concluded that the alleged sightings are best explained by logs, otters, ripples, seiches, wakes and hoaxes.[4][5][6][7]
In 1994 Campbell's book The UFO Mystery Solved was published by Explicit. The work was reviewed in the Journal of Meteorology as "a well-researched book" that will assist in dispelling the mysteries surrounding unidentified flying objects.[8] Campbell is a former Christian who later authored a sceptical work on Christianity, The Rise and Fall Of Jesus published in 1996.[9] The book was republished in 2019.[9]
Campbell has written articles for Skeptical Inquirer, The Skeptic magazine and The Scotsman.[10][11][12]
Selected publications
- The Loch Ness Monster: The Evidence. 1986 The Aquarian Press (Thorsons Publishing Group) Wellingborough: ISBN 0850304512; Revised ed. 1991 Aberdeen University Press (Macmillan Pergamon Publishing Corporation) Aberdeen: ISBN 1573921785; 1996 Birlinn Ltd, Edinburgh: ISBN 1874744610; 1997 (without subtitle); Prometheus Books, Amhurst: ISBN 1573921785; 2002 Birlinn Ltd, Edinburgh 1997: ISBN 1841581984). Argues against the existence of the Loch Ness Monster by analysis of the purported evidence.
- The UFO Mystery Solved 1994 Explicit Books, Edinburgh: ISBN 0952151200. A critical examination of UFO reports and their explanation in terms of meteorological and astronomical phenomena;
- The Rise and Fall of Jesus with a foreword by Prof. James Thrower 1996 Explicit Books, Edinburgh: ISBN 0952151219; 2009 Revised and updated ed. WPS (WritersPrintShop): ISBN 1904623735; 2019 Revised 3rd ed. Tectum Verlag (Nomos Publishing Company), Marburg: ISBN 9783828843462 (print), ISBN 9783828873278 (ePDF). Exploration of the origins of Christianity, asserting that Jesus wanted to be crucified.
- Chinook Crash (The crash of RAF Chinook helicopter ZD576 on the Mull of Kintyre) 2004 Pen & Sword Aviation (Pen & Sword Books Ltd, Barnsley) ISBN 1844150747 (print) ISBN 9781473803480 (ebook). An examination of and an explanation for the fatal crash on 2 June 1994.
References
- ^Campbell, Steuart (2023). "The Case Against Ball Lightning". eSkeptic. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024.
- ^ ab"Steuart Campbell". 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024.
- ^"The Loch Ness Monster: The Evidence". Promtheus Books. 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024.
- ^"The Loch ness monster: The Evidence". The Herald. 1997. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024.
- ^Dickson, Alex (26 July 1986). "Paperbacks: Nessie's just a tall story". The Evening Times. p. 10. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^Bethune, Andrew (1986). "The Loch Ness Monster: The Evidence". The List. 25: 34.
- ^Campbell, Steuart (2023). "Wave good bye to Nessie: the wake phenomenon that can explain many Loch Ness sightings". The Skeptic. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024.
- ^Reynolds, D. J. (1995). "Literature Reviews and Listings"(PDF). The Journal of Meteorology. 20 (199): 169–171. ISSN 0307-5966.
- ^ abNewbrook, Mark (2023). "The Rise and Fall Of Jesus: A Complete Explanation for the Life of Jesus and the Origin of Christianity"(PDF). Skeptical Intelligencer. 26 (2): 9–11.
- ^"Steuart Campbell". Skeptical Inquirer. 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024.
- ^"Steuart Campbell". The Skeptic. 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024.
- ^Campbell, Steuart (2013). "Steuart Campbell: Say goodbye to Loch Ness mystery". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024.
