While looking for a comment on disappearing ball bearings, I found the
following and was hoping someone here might know something about it;
http://www.keelynet.com/rmaug96.htm
An older fellow (at one of our local Roundtables) said he remembered
reading 'Amazing Fact and/or Astounding Fiction' from the 1930's. A
fellow wrote an article which detailed the construction of an atomic
bomb. He was laughed at by many readers and upset with their treatment
of his ideas. Years later, the government designed an atomic bomb almost
exactly like the plans posted back in the 30's.
One year after this writer submitted the atomic bomb plans, he submitted
another article claiming to produce anti-gravity. The principle was
based on the creation of a null zone within a mass.
This older fellow at the Roundtable meeting described it as a rod,
through which an electrical current was sent at the wavelength of the
rod.
When the wave was reflected from the end of the rod, it created
a cancellation in the middle to produce this null zone. Within this
zone, the aether could not penetrate to produce 'weight' and so the rod
floated in the air. The date given for this article was August 1938.
The old fellow claimed the man had built the device and it actually
worked! If you get a chance to look this up, I would greatly appreciate
a copy of the article (both if you can get them) so that we can post
them on the KeelyNet BBS and on the website.
There is a great possibility that the magazine names are inaccurate, but
he did say these articles appeared toward the end of the 1930's. I am
posting this in hopes someone might have access to these articles.
Thanks!
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