Walter Russell was a accomplished sculptor, painter and philosopher who believed that every man has consummate genius within him. He became known as a natural philosopher and for his unified theory in physics and cosmogony.
He posited that the universe was founded on a unifying principle of rhythmic balanced interchange. This theory is laid out primarily in his books The Secret of Light and The Message of the Divine Iliad.
Russell was a polymath and also proficient in architecture, music, business and ice skating. He became a professor at the institution he founded with his wife, the University of Science and Philosophy.