early life ron ron inventor founder born nebraska march grew family montana unusually traveled young man time father frequent connection service united_states_navy lived number locations united_states traveled guam philippines china japan enrolled study civil engineering dropped second year organized expedition caribbean fellow students large official biography flop according contemporary accounts subsequently spent time puerto_rico gold returning united_states marrying pregnant girlfriend embarking career penny word writer depicts terms draws legacy ultimate source doctrine legitimacy danish historian religions notes aspects official version early life parallel conventional religious narratives notably life jesus details early life remain disputed critics cast doubt educational personal background claimed church family ancestry born march nebraska child united_states_navy sailor worked newspaper employee time son birth housewife originally trained teacher named maternal grandfather moving montana family settled state capital father worked manager local theater later coal company owned father law elder enlisted navy united_states entered world war april mother worked clerk state government early biographies present fictitious family heritage according account published magazine descended entered england norman invasion founder family emigrated america 17th century father came america 19th century story went count french saved king france attack wolf grateful monarch bestowed title eventually wolf maternal grandfather records exist story orphan born august adopted iowa farming couple couple changed given names biographical profile published states young spent childhood years large cattle ranch montana owned wealthy grandfather according church accounts passed long days ranch riding breaking hunting taking steps explorer church biography describes grandfather wealthy western inherited fortune family interests america etc contemporary records relatives depiction grandfather briefly owned plot land covering acres near horses worked local city stated assets relatively modest lived pair ranch center blocks far owned small plot outside city aunt told los_angeles_times family ranch acres barn cow horses childhood growing biographical accounts published depict child portrayed riding horse able walk able read write time according account young lived rugged west horses age half facing dangers escaping pack mare named said considered years old handling rifle hunting trying break useful school knowledge send school seldom according church publication reading writing early age soon satisfying curiosity works shakespeare greek philosophers classics mother described rarity time thoroughly educated woman attended teacher college prior marriage ron father suited tutor young son comments presentation exceptional qualities mother typical virgin mary forms kind event qualities assigned subject attributed subject mother suited educate son suggests effect chosen mother presented responsible son interest classics simply assist development notes parents important roles official biography significantly mentioned beginning story respective emphasized official biographers state childhood montana befriended old tom medicine man tribe purported years old whites admitted society blood brother disputed unofficial biographers notes reservation miles away los_angeles_times investigation reported old tom listed register tribe practice blood brotherhood states awarded blood brotherhood ceremony recalled tribal elders ancestry sought mid-1980s prove blood brother unsuccessful snake thompson 1920s repeatedly relocated united_states overseas rejoined navy enlisted man promoted ensign october lieutenant november posting aboard uss oklahoma required wife son relocate ship home ports san_diego seattle joined local later said youngest eagle scout country said time record ages list received award journalist comments light remains unclear known youngest member biography states achievement status early indication plan live ordinary life notes passage implies consciously planned live extraordinary life strengthening underlying idea early childhood worked goals led presented president ceremony describes having represented white house time thirteen year old ron reasonably famous figure fairly adventurous circles describes event meet greet boys spoke names president shook hand biography says fast friend president son death probably responsible ron early interest healing research fictitious crossed paths traveled washington aboard uss grant traveling seattle virginia panama canal trip reportedly received education psychology commander student according thompson took pass theory young friend later said thompson friendship attended lectures given naval hospitals generally exported austria text states thompson spent afternoon library congress teaching ron knew human mind independent confirmation claims thompson existence proven encounter biographies evidence trained scientific approach mind found notes inspired theory invocation thompson serves highlight claimed knowledge ideas exceptional maturity official account ron left unanswered questions prompted undertake view strong parallels story child jesus particular emphasis clever child having different skills qualities boys age displayed incidents year old jesus following year posted sound naval shipyard washington son enrolled later studied queen seattle father sent guam mother went guam accompany placed grandparents care montana complete schooling travels trip asia traveled japan china philippines guam texts present era time sought freely offered ancient eastern wisdom found lacking earlier western science biographical account novel says worked aboard coastal trader seas japan java came know old shanghai beijing time enter china said spent weeks questioning buddhist watching recounted meeting old supposedly chinese line stretched according travels funded wealthy grandfather described tourist gifted student intensely curious answers human suffering warmly received perceived special purported faced dangers company major including encounter pirates engineering jungle road guam corner evening italian named took cut left cheek nearly lost hand unofficial biographers present different account asian travels drawing school records contemporary diaries father service record recorded trips east coast china diaries company mother traveling united_states guam consisted brief stop chinese ports pair transferred transport uss gold star journey guam spent weeks island returning united_states diary record impressions places visited noting unfavorable impression poverty appearance inhabitants japan china described lazy ignorant second visit family holiday took parents china philippines unclear traveled western china india comments visit india appears flight change calcutta return united_states september enrolled earned poor grades abandoned school following went west stay aunt uncle seattle june traveled guam transport uss henderson reunite parents mother took education hope putting forward entrance examination maryland second trip asia number naval families including traveled guam china aboard uss gold star october december ship visited manila philippines traveled parents traveled inland beijing returning ship transport shanghai hong_kong finally guam presents completely different version family holiday stating way deep break bread share line court according occurrences mentioned diary kept trip years later said kid wasn thinking deep problems previous trip recorded impressions diary remained unimpressed china seeing wrote live thing characterized sights beijing stations tourists described palaces looking worth mentioning visited section great wall china near beijing impress overall conclusion chinese negative smell didn trouble china guam spent time writing dozens short stories essays said local taught native schools exploring cliff caves local villagers devil named despite mother assistance education failed entrance examination father posting took family washington sent study virginia metropolitan area returned montana short visit grandparents august enrolled following month proved unable enter found near sighted meet physical admission criteria late 1940s wrote series private tells eyes getting progressively better bad excuse escape naval academy february enrolled school boys washington means earning credits admission avoiding university entrance examination successfully graduated june following september entered freshman year old enlisted private united_states stating age listing profession photographer promoted sergeant weeks later development attributes fact unit joined 20th actually training unit connected character rated excellent october discharged enlisted despite limited experience marine_corps told readers adventure magazine october known corps west_indies university career nuclear physicist claims year career large accounts biographies published comments religion career important published conclusions supported claims graduate engineer member united_states course formal education called today nuclear physics official biographical accounts life state study engineering mathematics nuclear physics laid foundation later philosophical research profile books attributes mathematical precision studies according account studied mathematics engineering attended american class atomic molecular phenomena necessarily subjects choice disciplines provided tools pursue outstanding questions human mind life bring scientific age old questions existence education atomic molecular phenomena highlighted biographies according member course formal education called today nuclear physics publication calls ron nuclear physicist educated advanced physics higher mathematics student began present thirty years ago publication described doctor american nuclear physicist leading world authority subject life sources mental energies structures told later years nearly nuclear atomic molecular phenomena boys rogers boys known like wrote science fiction years use material account published says world particles possibly provide clue human thought process concerned safety world recognising man handle greatest benefit learn handle enrolled nuclear physics course test knowledge truly help solve man problems profile calls product atomic age describes classmates dreamed energy sought discover basic life force simply kind energy stated set find nuclear physics knowledge physical universe entirely lacking asian philosophy accounts present different perspective biography describes noted class says thoroughly subjects attributed choice course father having decreed study engineering mathematics found studying lecture said forced engineering mathematics nuclear physics order discipline comments claims expertise scientific knowledge crucial self image presented man impressive theoretical practical personal educational qualifications traces origins scientific said learned university positions religious belief nonetheless claims true science technology capable achieving precise results academic record activities academic record came light 1970s revealed student civil engineering attended summer semester fall spring september placed probation failed return fall semester account says thoroughly subjects true certainly grades consistently poor end year received average grade earning physical education english mechanical engineering general chemistry german second year enrolled class atomic molecular physics nuclear physics course cited official biographies earned grade grades poor ranging english electrical magnetic physics dropped soon told look magazine took degree biography published years later magazine nonetheless identifies holder civil engineering far interested activities particularly writing participating university flying club wrote student newspaper reporter months according official biographies earned wings pioneering dawn american aviation reporter helped inspire generation pilots america world account published states recognized country outstanding pilots virtually training time takes powered flight midwest pilot license records qualified fly powered aircraft left university years married began writing popular pulp magazines time story green god appeared according associate professor religion quick prolific writer fellow authors according decision drop university result educational failure instead found basic university offered said formal study offer expeditions caribbean motion picture expedition final semester saw embark describes career explorer announced organized expedition caribbean young gentleman aboard schooner aims explore film pirate strongholds spanish main collect collects exhibits museums expedition according plan departure baltimore june gentleman pulled start ship blown far course storms making landfall bermuda members expedition quit ship sailed intended port martinique route discovered ship fresh water leaked away expedition members abandoned ship arrival expedition critically short money ship owners ordered return baltimore bringing end captain described worst trip nonetheless presented expedition success blamed captain ship captain proved far captain courageous requiring hand helm charts church states national museum specify acquired specimens collected expedition new_york_times purchased photographs book mission time states expedition underwater films specimens provided university_of_michigan data research unofficial biographer reports new_york_times hold photographs expedition evidence intended buy photographs indication newspaper aware expedition existence university_of_michigan record films specimens expedition according years later sailed speak voyage grand adventure twilight youth somewhat differently writing expedition crazy idea best knew went ahead chartered schooner embarked souls haven stopped told look magazine bit expedition financial bust quit ship puerto_rico collapse expedition led number members legal claims leaving university said carried expedition puerto_rico described biography having undertaken blow steam leading expedition central_america sic account published mission time states conducting complete survey puerto_rico pioneer exploration great tradition opening predictable accurate body data benefit later fields way times church claims father long dreamed lieutenant pay mining venture bit investment capital like minded officers dispatched puerto rican inland rivers island search elusive gold conducted work interior villages native expedition existence questioned unofficial biographers miller states survey records expedition stayed puerto_rico november mid february according miller went entirely different purpose sent letter october requested passage son san_juan place services disposal relief work island weeks earlier puerto_rico hit san hurricane suffered catastrophic damage storm killed people injured left people homeless traveled island aboard uss arriving november unclear contributed red_cross relief effort lecture said field executive puerto_rico hurricane disaster point short stay island appears work firm called letter dated february describes company field representative accompanied letter author survey small property near town puerto_rico according account spent time unsuccessfully gold photograph published book mission time shows gold pan alongside crews river article august describes having left year antilles west_indies search gold return marry girl met shortly departure wrote adventure magazine thought left gold determined find gold wake hunting grounds pirates islands columbus romantic sweat muddy rivers bits probably blown away bushes long ago half year intensive search wearing thin wielding sample pack sacks ore came failure married girl question april short money turned time fiction writing support new wife pieces published commercially embarked literary career somewhat known figure world pulp magazine fiction significance early life accorded great significance draws legacy ultimate source doctrine legitimacy comments church account wants primarily wants communicate ron led unusual life childhood worked humanity life based unique knowledge wisdom person dedicated entire life communication knowledge fellow man portrayed pioneering explorer world traveler nuclear physicist contrast critics characterized autobiographical statements proven fictitious church portrayal life displays standard features emphasis continuity subject life events woven seamless subject achievement spiritual goals presented master plan gives meaning subject life context belief system belief system given aspect stressing personal qualities portrayed man knew exactly going age presented person constantly worked single objective event life seen stepping stone way development cast singular forward thinking individual unique qualities knowledge essential discoveries church puts early youth exemplified rare sense purpose dedication combined adventurous spirit living legend story early life told church closely related self image synthesis western scientific precision eastern philosophy claimed knowledge fields practices claim founded religion combines best appeal people
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