Cosmic Heretics
Author: Alfred de Grazia Year: 1984 (original); 2013 (new edition) Series: Quantavolution & Catastrophe (adjacent)
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Synopsis
Cosmic Heretics is de Grazia’s memoir and social history of the catastrophist movement from 1963–1983. It chronicles the inner circle around Immanuel Velikovsky, the academic resistance to catastrophist ideas, and the personal and professional struggles of those who dared challenge uniformitarian consensus.
Princeton historian Michael D. Gordin described it as “a stimulating first-hand account of the inner circle of Immanuel Velikovsky, an important point of view for anyone interested in the life of the author of Worlds in Collision.”
The book covers the founding of Kronos and SISR journals, conflicts with the astronomical establishment (Carl Sagan et al.), and the sociology of scientific suppression. It is the primary insider account of how catastrophism was received, attacked, and ultimately marginalized.
Jno Cook’s Note
“Amazing biography” — cited as essential reading for understanding the sociology of catastrophist suppression (referenced in Cook’s annotated bibliography at saturniancosmology.org/books.php.html)
Key Figures Discussed
- Immanuel Velikovsky
- Lynn Rose
- Charles Ginenthal
- Livio Stecchini
- Ralph Juergens
- Peter Warlow
- Alfred de Grazia (first-person narrative)
See Also
- Author Index
- Velikovsky Affair — earlier history of the Velikovsky controversy
- Recollections of a Fallen Sky — companion academic conference volume
Keywords: #Cosmic #Heretics
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