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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
<b>Werner Gitt</b> was born in Raineck, [[Ebenrode]] [[East Prussia]], (now [[Nesterov]] in the [[Kaliningrad Oblast]], [[Russia]]) in [[1937]], the son of Hermann Gitt, a farmer, and his wife Emma (née Girod). During the [[Second World War]], his 15-year old elder [[brother]] Fritz was taken away and killed by the [[Red Army]], his mother was taken to a [[USSR|Soviet]] [[labor camp]] where she died and his uncle Fritz was killed [[Volkssturm]]. His father survived and was taken [[prisoner of war]] in [[France]]. He and his aunts were relocated to [[Föhr]] in the [[North Frisian Islands]] where he was reunited with his father<ref>http://www.werner-gitt.de/down_eng/ENG_childhood_21.pdf</ref>.
<b>Werner Gitt</b> was born in Raineck, [[Ebenrode]] [[East Prussia]], (now [[Nesterov]] in the [[Kaliningrad Oblast]], [[Russia]]) in [[1937]], the son of Hermann Gitt, a farmer, and his wife Emma (née Girod). During the [[Second World War]], his 15-year old elder [[brother]] Fritz was taken away and killed by the [[Red Army]], his mother was taken to a [[USSR|Soviet]] [[labor camp]] where she died and his uncle Fritz was killed at [[Volkssturm]]. His father survived and was taken [[prisoner of war]] in [[France]]. He and his aunts were relocated to [[Föhr]] in the [[North Frisian Islands]] where he was reunited with his father<ref>http://www.werner-gitt.de/down_eng/ENG_childhood_21.pdf</ref>.


In [[1963]] he enrolled in the [[Leibniz University of Hannover|Technische Hochschule Hannover]] in [[Hannover]] to study [[engineering]] and completed his studies in [[1968]]. He then went to the [[RWTH Aachen|Technische Hochschule Aachen]] in [[Aachen]] where he gained a [[doctorate]] in [[1970]].
In [[1963]] he enrolled in the [[Leibniz University of Hannover|Technische Hochschule Hannover]] in [[Hannover]] to study [[engineering]] and completed his studies in [[1968]]. He then went to the [[RWTH Aachen|Technische Hochschule Aachen]] in [[Aachen]] where he gained a [[doctorate]] in [[1970]].

Revision as of 14:14, 30 August 2006

Werner Gitt (born 1937) is a German young earth creationist.

Biography

Werner Gitt was born in Raineck, Ebenrode East Prussia, (now Nesterov in the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia) in 1937, the son of Hermann Gitt, a farmer, and his wife Emma (née Girod). During the Second World War, his 15-year old elder brother Fritz was taken away and killed by the Red Army, his mother was taken to a Soviet labor camp where she died and his uncle Fritz was killed at Volkssturm. His father survived and was taken prisoner of war in France. He and his aunts were relocated to Föhr in the North Frisian Islands where he was reunited with his father[1].

In 1963 he enrolled in the Technische Hochschule Hannover in Hannover to study engineering and completed his studies in 1968. He then went to the Technische Hochschule Aachen in Aachen where he gained a doctorate in 1970.

Professional Career

In 1971 Werner Gitt started his career as Head of Department Q4 InformationsTechnologie[2] at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt "PTB"[3] (the Federal Institute of Physics and Technology, Germany's national metrology institute)[4], in Brunswick. Gitt stated he had:

written numerous scientific papers in the field of information science, numerical mathematics, and control engineering. . .[5], [6]

In 1978 he was promoted to the academic position[7] of Professor and Director, honoring his scientific publications and achievements as Head of the PTB Q4 Division.[8] Prof. u. Dir. Dr. Gitt managed PTB Dept. Q4 until 2002[9], [10].

Gitt is best known for his opposition to evolution. In his book In the Beginning was Information[11], he argues that information theory refutes evolution, though this has been rejected by the scientific community as pseudoscience, specifically pseudomathematics.

Rich Baldwin of talk.origins explained that Gitt has incorrectly cited research that used "algorithmic randomness and not statistical randomness," which has led to false conclusions.[12] Secondly, Gitt "describes his principles as "empirical" but Baldwin explained "the data is not provided to back this up." Similarly, Baldwin explained Gitt "proposes fourteen 'theorems,' yet fails to demonstrate them."

Bibliography

  • 1992 Question - I Have Always Wanted to Ask (ISBN 3-89397-184-x)

  • 1993 Did God use Evolution? (ISBN 3-89397-725-2)

  • 1994 If Animals Could Talk (ISBN 3-89397-760-0)

  • 1997 In the Beginning was Information (ISBN 3-89397-255-2)

  • 1999 The Wonder of Man (ISBN 3-89397-397-4)

  • 2001 Time And Eternity (ISBN 3-89397-473-3)

References

  1. ^ http://www.werner-gitt.de/down_eng/ENG_childhood_21.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.werner-gitt.de/down_eng/ENG_CV4.pdf Who is Werner Gitt
  3. ^ http://www.ptb.de/index_en.html
  4. ^ http://www.ptb.de/en/zieleaufgaben/dieptb.html About PTB
  5. ^ In the Beginning was Information, 2000, Preface
  6. ^ http://www.werner-gitt.de/down_eng/ENG_CV4.pdf Who is Werner Gitt
  7. ^ Biography
  8. ^ http://www.ptb.de/en/publikationen/jahresberichte/jb2001/oeq/taetigkeitsbereiche_q.htm#fbq4 PTB Deptartment Q4 InformationsTechnologie
  9. ^ http://www.ptb.de/en/publikationen/jahresberichte/jb2001/oeq/taetigkeitsbereiche_q.htm#fbq4
  10. ^ http://www.werner-gitt.de/down_eng/ENG_CV4.pdf
  11. ^ http://clv.dyndns.info/pdf/255255.pdf
  12. ^ [1]
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