Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!sunybcs!boulder!ncar!asuvax!mcdphx!mcdchg!att!cbnews!military From: jlk@boron.siesoft.co.uk (Jim Kissel) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Nuclear Powered Planes: Feasibility? Message-ID: <11335@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 11 Nov 89 06:20:35 GMT References: <11151@cbnews.ATT.COM> Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Organization: Siemens SDG, Woodley, England Lines: 20 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Jim Kissel Dr. Richard (Dick) Feynman is the orginator of the nuclear powered plane. Back in the early 40's while he was working on the bomb the goverment wanted to patent "ALL" the nuclear "ideas" and he was told to submit a patent for a nuclear powered plane. Details can be found in his book "Surely you must be joking Mr Feynman" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Kissel Telephone +44 734 691994 Siemens plc 734 443046 (Direct line) Systems Development Group Fax +44 734 698847 65-73 Crockhamwell Rd. Telex 846053 SIESOF G Woodley, Reading Domain jlk@siesoft.co.uk Berkshire, RG5 3JP j.kissel@xopen.co.uk Great Britain UUCP ....{ukc,athen}!siesoft!jlk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------