MissionThe bigger purpose
A future
worth
building.
Explore the ideas connecting technology, science, knowledge, and the possibilities ahead for humanity.
02The central mission
Expanding
human possibility.
“His mission is to catalyze and help lead a New Renaissance for Humanity.”
JPF CV & Biography Summary, 2026
The phrase "New Renaissance" runs through his recent work — a lecture series, the New Renaissance Addresses; an essay, The New Renaissance Economy; and a paper, The Science of the Second Renaissance.
In each, the same idea recurs: that advances in physics, intelligent systems and economic design could be brought together — and that understanding nature more deeply is the starting point for building a better-equipped civilization.
“Please explore more about my life and career, and track what's happening in my life along with what we can achieve for our World.”
03The interconnected themes
Four threads,
one fabric.
Editorial groupings drawn from his work — not formal organizational pillars.
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Technology
Building tools, platforms and systems that expand human capability.
In the recordObjecTalk · Serius · AppWare · USWeb/CKS
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02
Science
Exploring foundational questions about nature, matter, energy and physical systems.
In the recordThe Geometric Atom Model · Potentum physics papers
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03
Knowledge
Improving how people access, organize and exchange knowledge.
In the recordManyOne · Digital Universe · COSMOS Millennium Edition
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04
Human possibility
Considering how technology, science and economic systems may shape the future.
In the recordThe New Renaissance Economy · The Future of Capitalism · The Potentum Human
04From ideas to application
How a question
becomes a program.
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01
Ideas
Questions about the geometry of matter — such as whether nested Platonic solids can account for the "magic numbers" of nuclear stability.
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Research
Theoretical and experimental programs pursued since 1998 — ISSO, CalPhysics, Motion Physics and Science Invents — and more than 100 papers.
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03
Development
Platforms the Academy describes as in development: the ORIGAMI Virtual Matter Generator, the Energy Tap Generator and the Acceleromotor.
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Possibility
Horizons the Academy sets out: clean energy from fundamental fields, femto-scale materials design, and gravity and inertia control for propulsion.
Note This sequence describes how the work is organized. The platforms and possibilities are research proposals described by Firmage and the Academy; they are not presented here as independently validated results.
05The Academy connection
The person and
the institution.
This site tells the story of the person. The Academy of Science and Arts is where the research itself lives.
Firmage founded the Academy as an umbrella for advanced R&D in propulsion, energy generation, materials science and next-generation Internet systems — the place where the ideas on this page are pursued as programs.
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06An invitation to participate