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Subject: Newman Energy Machine (room temperature matter-to-energy conversion)
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Date: Wed, 23-Jul-86 14:58:04 EDT
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Anyone heard anything recently about the Joe Newman "Energy Machine".
The last I saw, he had a hearing scheduled for last February to
argue that the Patent Office should give him a patent.  I understand
he's been on a lot of talk shows, etc., but nothing I've seen.

For those of you who like hard science (:-), the Energy Machine is
a device that converts (something?) to electrical energy, without
using much energy itself.  "greater than 100% efficient", is the
claim I remember.  Mr. Newman is a rural Mississippi inventor, with
some interesting patents to his name, who seems to have drawn a
parallel between gyroscopic effects and magnetic fields.  He believes
that a magnetic field is composed of magnetons, which behave like
gyroscopes in some manner.  His machine is supposedly based on that
"principle".

All the best people have claimed his machine is a hoax, but he's also
got some qualified folks sticking up for him.  I'd be interested to
hear if any real information about his theory or machine has come to
light.  Of course, the topic might not be controversial enough for
this newsgroup...  :-)

Bill

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