User:Gordon Land

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Gordon Land was born during the Second World War on the 18th December 1940 in Hamburg, Germany. His mother was Sophie Henriette Land of Bohemian origin. Sophie de Boer (of Dutch origin) and Erich Becker (a French born engineer and inventor) adopted Gordon Land in 1947. Gordon Land was renamed Jürgen Becker. Eventually, he changed his name back to that of his family name: Land. Later, he added his religious name: Yarden ben Yaakov. This profile is written in the name of Gordon Land. As Jürgen Becker, he attended the prestigious "Humanistisches Gymnasium zu Dortmund" (High School of Humanistic Sciences of Dortmund West-Germany) where he obtained the equivalent of a Higher School Certificate. Two years later he gained his Degree in Commerce, in 1963. He became a member of the “Industrie und Handelskammer, Dortmund” (Chamber of Industry and Commerce). From 1963-1965 Jürgen Becker worked in the Management Division in the Head Office of Philips Germany, Hamburg. From 1965-1967 Jürgen Becker worked within the Management Sector of General Electric. Jürgen Becker furthered himself by undertaking studies at the University of Strasbourg, France. From 1970 he worked upon the development of biopharmaceuticals and bio-cosmetic products for LCB, his own Company and Rovit GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany. Jürgen Becker became a close associate of Dr Schnitzer and Professor Kolath and the "Moenchweiler Aktion" Arbeitskreis Gesundheitskunde, St. Georgen, Schwarzwald, Germany worked within the International Society on Research of Civilisation Disease and Vital Substance. In 1968 he began to “fight” against pollution of water and forests as well as in the field of nutrition. Jürgen Becker then began to specialise in the extraction of biological active substances from archegoniate plants. In 1978 the then Jürgen Becker migrated to Australia and changed his name back to the family name of his birth – that of Land - ben Yaakov. Shortly after his arrival in Australia, Mr Land worked within the management hierarchy of Estee Lauder, Sydney. He was later employed, in the Head Office of Christian Dior, Paris-Sydney, and Ella Bache, Paris-Sydney as Manager in Charge of all of the Dior and Bache Retails Concessions within the Australian department store chains. Gordon Land was also in charge of training of the Group’s personnel. While with these companies Gordon Land gave countless national television and radio programs (often very critical) in regard to cosmetic, health care products and beauty treatments. His scientific knowledge about lasers and the dangers in their application made him a well known authority. From this time Gordon Land became involved in the prohibition of lasers and electro-physical treatments by unqualified practitioners. In this Land was greatly supported by Professor McCarthy of Sydney University, Professor of Electro-Physical Medicine. Through his expertise he developed a close working relationship with the AWA Radio Network where Gordon Land wrote, produced and presented a daily program "Looking Good" thus extending his public image Australia wide and overseas. Gordon Land never used his real name in the somewhat “superficial industry” of fashion and beauty products. He worked under the pseudonym of Dimitrij de Romanoff. It was his contention that the industry did not deserve of sincerity it totally lacked substance and the true nature of a workplace that bestowed true reward. In 1984 Gordon Land returned to his chosen and loved field of sciences He was appointed General Manger (CEO) of MDS a leading New York (Herkimer, N.Y.) computer manufacturer specialising in computers for satellite and missile tracking as well as for data entry. In 1990 Gordon Land joined the management of the Gestetner organisation as head of the entire computer and peripherals division in manufacturing and distribution of Gestetner products. He was in charge of more than 600 people. These appointments made it possible for Gordon Land to finance his research in astronomy and the development of the first Super Multi Array Radio Telescope as well as optical instruments. He produced successful laser and image intensifying instruments for science and military applications and he was honoured with the membership to several prestigious Astronomical Societies as well as becoming a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Gordon Land broadcasted a weekly science program for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC - the official national broadcaster of Australia). To this day, he displays a deep understanding and love of research and lecturing on M42 and M43 of the Trapezium of the Orion Nebular. In 1989 Gordon Land was honoured to introduce the first Space Science Stamps for Australia Post in Hobart, TAS, Australia. After an accident in a lift, in 1989, Gordon Land became violently ill. This was due to receiving a contaminated blood product to combat an existing bleeding disorder. By 1991 he was totally disabled and had to retire from all work. Under the care and kind attention of Professor John Dwyer, Sydney University, Chair of Infectious diseases and Head of the Price of Wales Hospital Sydney, my condition was still considered life-threatening, but stable enough to go back to writing and broadcasting. Gordon Land then began to devote all of his time to writing, producing and hosting “The German Hour”, which went to “air” via satellite to the 360 radio stations of the CBAA (Community Broadcasting Association of Australia), as well as broadcasting to radio stations in many other countries. In all, Gordon Land produced 127 episodes of “The German Hour”. Finally, in appreciation of his work, the Goethe Institute (Das Goethe Institut) ordered the entire collection of “The German Hour” for their international libraries and the program was broadcast in Berlin and wherever else the Goethe Institute had their educational centres. In 1990 Gordon Land founded a Community Organisation, named The Community Radio and Media Productions with a weekly broadcast entitled “ComputerTalk”. This topic was a weekly editorial about the computer industry for the print and broadcasting media. The Program went to air via satellite to Australia, China, India, South Africa and South America. Anticipating the emergence of the World Wide Web and the Internet, as a base for broadcasting worldwide, Gordon Land started, in 1990, a daily editorial on the website of ComputerTalk. This was one of the first daily editorials specialising about computers and the computer industry available, as a publication, on the Internet. Land tried not only alphanumeric broadcasts on the Internet, but also live broadcasts. This began in 1991 with the help of Apple Computers Inc and with the cooperation of some of the advanced computer programs at the Australian National University (ANU) Canberra. These broadcasts were developed by Gordon Land and some of the computer scientists of the ANU. The first broadcast transmissions were live interviews with the Chief Executive Officers of IBM, Apple, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft and other known companies: worldwide. In 1993 as the quality of sound transmission on the net improved and IBM and like-compatible computer developers became sound aware Gordon Land developed a new computer medium called MusicTalk with excerpts of PolyGram's (Universal Records) large repertoire of Music Classics, Jazz and Film. This was the first ever full music program editorial on the Internet. In the early stages of the Internet development, nobody took Gordon Land seriously, with his Web broadcasts. Years later, the large corporations began producing Internet broadcasting and today it is as common as normal radio programs. Now, Gordon Land has been left behind and forgotten, for he had never patented his work as he saw it as pioneer effort. Today the sound quality is better than Stereo-FM and as programs heard around the world in excellent quality his ideas have made enormous profits for many companies. Gordon Land did years of work free of charge as his contribution to the Australian radio community. Most of his radio programs were written and broadcasted while Gordon Land was gravely ill, but this is a matter he prefers not to discuss. On the Internet you can still link up and visit the historic early Web Pages of his “Radio and Media Productions”. Those interested will find, on Radio and Media web pages the latest editorials, news and broadcasts. In 1999 Gordon Land was awarded “Best Producer and Presenter” with his controversial and outspoken radio program "Current Affairs". Land was involved in programs of the following television and radio stations in Australia and Overseas: Westdeutscher Rundfunk - TV WDR , Cologne, ARD National Broadcaster, Germany, Norddeutscher Rundfunk NDR, Hamburg, ORTF, National Broadcaster, France, Amalgamated Wireless Australia national and international network, AWA, Sydney, Australia, 2 CH Radio, Sydney, Australia, ABC Radio, National Broadcaster, Australia, Two Double O (200), Wollongong, Australia, NBN, NBC, Beyond 2000, Channel 7 Australia, Today Tonight, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, CBAA and their 360 radio stations, and 2GCR Goethe Institut (German Hour) on Cassette and CD Electronic and Print Media ComputerTalk in Australia and many other countries From 1990 to 1992 Gordon Land owned the Minox Company, Australia, specialising in ultra miniature special cameras and optical equipment for Government, National Security, Military and Police Forces, Sciences, Medical as well as for Private applications. For many years Gordon Land was a lecturer for computer-sciences and various European languages. He now is Professor for Linguistics at the Academy for Linguistic, Accra, West Africa. Gordon Land’s profession and hobbies include: Computers, Science-Optics and Physics, Astronomy, Languages, Herpetology, Music playing, classical and Jazz Piano and Organ, Alpaca and Ultra Fine Merino Sheep Farming as well as Cars. He took part in car racing for Maserati type Sebring Sports Cars from 1964 to1968. Gordon Land’s best car ever was his stunning, rare long wheel based Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, Muliner Park Ward, followed by hos Porsche 928 SE amd the only Mercedes 500 SL in Australia. For some years Gordon Land lived at his historic Hillcrest and Herbert-Leigh Sheep Farms (founded in 1862) in the Southern Tablelands, of New South Wales, Australia. Hillcrest Farm when built was set out among some of the most beautiful scenery of the area, the farms, to this day, afford sweeping views of the surrounding valleys and mist clouded hills. In the year 2000 he sold Hillcrest and Herbert-Leigh Farms. Land lived with his animal companions on his property close to the Snowy River in the spectacular Snowy Mountains - the Australian Alps, “The Rooftop of Australia”. In February 2006 he decided to leave Australia as he needed a change. He now lives in his beloved West Africa. Gordon Land is currently writing an autobiography: his beginning, the loss of his family during the Second World War and his remarkable life that touched so many famous personalities of sciences, the performing arts, theology, and politics. Under a pseudonym Gordon Land writes well respected Murder Mysteries. Gordon Land is a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington, D.C. After a life full of science he will now spent his future time lecturing, passing on his knowledge as well as writing books. Gordon Land 03:29, 23 September 2007 (UTC)