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Arthur M. Young | |
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 Young controlling a model helicopter he built in 1941, photograph by Joseph Janney Steinmetz | |
| Born | Arthur Middleton Young 3 November 1905 Paris, France |
| Died | 30 May 1995 (aged 89) |
| Spouse(s) | Priscilla Page Ruth Forbes Young |
Arthur Middleton Young (November 3, 1905 – May 30, 1995) was an American inventor, helicopter pioneer, philosopher, astrologer, and author. Young was the designer of Bell Helicopter's first helicopter, the Model 30, and inventor of the stabilizer bar used on many of Bell's early helicopter designs. He founded the "Institute for the Study of Consciousness" in Berkeley in 1972. Young advocated process philosophy, an attempt to integrate the realm of human thought and experience with the realm of science so that the concept of universe is not limited to that which can be physically measured. Young's theory embraces evolution and the concept of the great chain of being. He has influenced such thinkers as Stanislav Grof and Laban Coblentz.