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NEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCE latest working prototype of the motor. reuse. It is cool running," Dr Chalfin experience the intense friction, and so do Investigators for the DA threatened to added, putting his hand on the motor. not wear out as quickly as overheated parts file a variety of charges against Gray, rang- "There is no loss of energy in the system." _—_ do. ing from fraud to grand theft. Yet months Dr Chalfin has placed his own consider- If Ed Gray's motor makes its final break- passed and no charges were brought. The able prestige on the line by writing the text through and goes into general production, investigators defied all attempts by the for Gray's patent applications, the unedu- it may make the one-time dropout into a inventor's lawyers to get the confiscated cated inventor finding the technical writing giant in history. It also could be a massive materials returned. task beyond him. boon to mankind in the following ways: Meanwhile, the DA's men sought out At the same meeting, Dr Gerald Price, ¢ It conceivably could power every auto- Gray's investors and tried to convince them Gray's patent counsel, told the stockhold- _ mobile, airplane, truck, train and ship with- to prefer charges against him. Allrefused. ers: "For discovering and proving anew out using a drop of gasoline, kerosene or Finally, eight months after the raid, the form of electric power, Mr Gray has been _ diesel fuel. DA's office brought a series of charges nominated for the annual award presented ¢ It could cool or heat every American against Gray, including grand theft, by y the patent lawyers of southern home ata fraction of the present-day cost. claiming he had raised money from California." * It could power the engines of all heavy investors by means of a hoax. But all the Looking forward to prospects of a —_ industry—likewise, cheaply. serious charges were dropped when it was _ brighter future, Gray says he wants to get And it could accomplish all this without proved they were unfounded. the EMA Motor into production and prove _ spitting a single speck of pollution into the Remaining were two counts of violating e has discovered more than even his _ Earth's atmosphere. SEC regulations. In late March 1976, Gray ackers understand. One question remains: How did Edwin pleaded guilty to these misdemeanours, Gray is advised by his lawyers to make Gray, an unschooled tinkerer, bring togeth- paid a fine and was freed. no claims. However, this reporter, who has er certain facts of technology and nature The long-drawn legal hassle had other followed Gray's work closely for four into a device beyond the capabilities of serious consequences. The major financ- years, has seen and heard enough to feel _ brilliant, richly subsidised scientists? ing promised by the Denver firm was cut _ safe in saying that the inventor may be "Someone trained in electronics simply off after only a fraction of the money had unlocking the key to a natural phenomenon —_ would have looked at the concept and said dribbled in. Fortunately there was enough _ referred to as "ball lightning". it cannot work," Dr Chalfin said. "Gray to enable Gray to build a second prototype With the combined use of capacitor dis- did not know this, and he made it work. engine. charge and spikes of energy made up of As a result, he has provided the world with Today Gray is very careful in the claims mixed static and direct current, Gray con- a totally new and exciting technology." 2% he makes for his motor. Even to discuss ceivably could get more out of a battery (Source: KeelyNet website; E.V. Gray that which has already been proved to the than a battery has stored init, simply postings at www.keelynet.com/evgray/. satisfaction of sceptical scientists could because he is also tapping the huge reser- Note that one posting refers to the EMA bring the law down on his head again. voir of static electricity in the atmosphere Motor as the EMS, which is possibly a "There has been a lot more to the sup- _ as his motor runs. misprint.) pression of my ideas than meets the eye," Scientists he said. "It is a wonder we have survived." baulk at this But survived he has—and if some big, theory, but vested interest was indeed behind all his some day Ed woes, it may be too late for such a force to Gray may back stop an idea whose time may have come. them down Powerful allies are now rallying to his another notch. ae THE News SAID A Mico DAY, WINDS LIGHT TO VARIABLE, FIETY- cause. For example, Gray was nominated He has already FOUR PERCENT for "Inventor of the Year" by the Los been proven Hump ry, POss1BE Angeles Patent Attorney's Association last right about the INVASION ‘N THE February [1977]. capacitor dis- AFTERNOON, Two highly respected scientists, Dr charge motor Norm Chalfin and Dr Gene Wester of idea. With California Institute of Technology have _ that, his motor publicly endorsed Gray's motor. Dr already is rev- Chalfin was present when Gray demon-__ olutionary: it strated the latest working model in front of runs cool. a stockholders’ meeting. That in itself "There is no motor like this inthe could solve world," Dr Chalfin told the group. myriad heat- "Ordinary electric motors use continuous resistance current and constantly drain power. In this problems for system, energy is used only during asmall industry. fraction of a millisecond. Energy not used Cool-running is returned to an accessory battery for parts do not experience the intense friction, and so do not wear out as quickly as overheated parts do. If Ed Gray's motor makes its final break- through and goes into general production, it may make the one-time dropout into a giant in history. It also could be a massive boon to mankind in the following ways: ¢ It conceivably could power every auto- mobile, airplane, truck, train and ship with- out using a drop of gasoline, kerosene or diesel fuel. ¢ It could cool or heat every American home at a fraction of the present-day cost. * It could power the engines of all heavy industry—likewise, cheaply. And it could accomplish all this without spitting a single speck of pollution into the Earth's atmosphere. One question remains: How did Edwin Gray, an unschooled tinkerer, bring togeth- er certain facts of technology and nature into a device beyond the capabilities of brilliant, richly subsidised scientists "Someone trained in electronics simply would have looked at the concept and said it cannot work," Dr Chalfin said. "Gray did not know this, and he made it work. As a result, he has provided the world with a totally new and exciting technology." (Source: KeelyNet website; E.V. Gray postings at www.keelynet.com/evgray/. Note that one posting refers to the EMA Motor as the EMS, which is possibly a misprint.) APRIL — MAY 2000 NEXUS - 53