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relativity theory. There are some who have developed their own theories and so their own detector technology. They also claim to have detected transmissions from other worlds. Tesla was investigating a form of radio very different to the one we use today. Our present radio communications use transverse | T. TOWNSEND BROWN AND ELECTROGRAVITICS electromagnetic waves that travel through the air—the same Thomas Townsend Brown is most remembered, if remembered technology SETI uses to scan the Universe for signs of ETI. The at all, for his work in antigravity propulsion. Brown found a link electromagnetic waves used in Tesla's system were longitudinal between gravity and the force of electricity, based upon the hum- and travelled through the Earth and/or the plasmic layer of the ble electrical condenser or capacitor. While still to graduate from atmosphere, i.e., the ionosphere. But it was through the use of high school, he built a small device that reduced in weight when a this latter system—and not the type used by SETI—that signals of high-voltage potential was applied across its terminals. This was non-human origin had been received. the first in a long line of electrogravitic devices able to prove This incident plagued Tesla's mind for the rest of his life, and so experimentally a unified field theory in which electromagnetism played a part in his last publicly announced invention. While he and gravity are shown to be linked. had spent much of his life investigating the nature of high- Whilst studying at Caltech, Brown hypothesised the existence voltage, high-frequency electricity, of a form of radiation quite different to the particularly with regard to employing it in a transverse electromagnetic wave. He called system to transmit electricity without wires, it "radiant energy" and thought that it was Tesla changed direction in the late 1930s and present throughout the Universe and was did research into high-voltage, direct-current gravitational in nature, but as yet was invisi- electricity. His plan was to transmit Th T B ble to instruments. electrical energy in the form of a particle omas Townsend Brown Brown's theory was soon picked up by the beam—an idea that was not practically is most remembered, if press and publicised in several local newspa- realised until the late 1980s with SDI, the pers. He had already received a negative "Star Wars" project. While his system for remembered at all, for response from his lecturers over his work transmitting energy via high-frequency his work in antigravity with high-voltage weight reduction, so this potentials was limited to the Earth, Tesla's propulsion new line of enquiry was not received well. new particle-beam system was intended to . He was told that such a wave was impossi- transmit power to other planets! He then ble because it would require gravity to be hypothesised that if the same beam were Brown found a link bipolar—to be able to repel as well as modulated with the vibrations of the human voice, we would also be able to communicate with the ETIs who dwell upon our neighbouring planets. As far as is known, Tesla never had the opportunity to put his plan into action. The political climate at the time, which resulted in World War II, had generated much paranoia. The British had stated that they had a new weapon, a "death ray" invented by their own Mr H. Grindell Matthews. The Russians reacted and stated that they also had such a weapon, invented by physicist with his investigations. Comrade Grammachikoff. Tesla, being Biefeld had already considered the a patriot of his adopted country, stated that he had also invented a _ possible gravitational effects of charged electrical capacitors after attract. Brown did not receive any support for his research until he entered Dennison University where he met Dr Alfred Biefeld. Dr Biefeld was one of only a few who could claim to be one of Einstein's classmates back in Switzerland, and so was quite interest- ed in the nature of gravity. In fact, when Brown had described to him his research into the weight reduction of high-voltage capacitors, Biefeld was more than happy to help the young between gravity and the force of electricity, based upon the humble electrical condenser or capacitor. similar device. Since then, Tesla's instrument of benign commu- studying the work of the great Michael Faraday, the so-called nication has been referred to as the "death ray". Father of Electricity. It is a little-known fact that Faraday made the following profound statement as far back as the late Victorian GRAVITY WAVE DETECTORS age: "Electrical capacity is to gravity, as inductance is to magnet- In his general theory of relativity, Dr Albert Einstein found a ism". It is a well-known fact that when a current flows through a solution that modelled an entirely new type of wave: the gravity coil of wire, a magnetic field is generated around the same. In wave. General relativity describes the force of gravity as a geo- fact, the inductor (the technical name for a coil of wire) is able to metric warping in space-time; if the warping were to take the store electrical energy within the magnetic field generated. Now, shape of a wave, then this would be a gravity wave. an electrical condenser or capacitor is made up from two sheets of While electromagnetic waves occupy three special dimensions metal separated by an insulator, known as the "dielectric". When (as well as time), gravity waves exist in five, making them hyper- an electrical potential is applied across the two plates, the mole- dimensional in nature. However, Einstein stated that these waves cules of the dielectric all align with the electric field. probably travelled at the same speed as light, 300,000 km/s, If Faraday is correct, then the energy stored in a capacitor is in which means that nothing is gained in using gravity waves over the form of a gravitational field, much like the magnetic field of their electromagnetic counterpart. an inductor. Officially there has been no detection of these waves; however, Brown found that such an effect was only noticeable if the fol- the design of such gravity detectors has been based on general lowing conditions were met: Brown found a link between gravity and the force of electricity, based upon the humble electrical condenser or capacitor. GRAVITY WAVE DETECTORS In his general theory of relativity, Dr Albert Einstein found a solution that modelled an entirely new type of wave: the gravity wave. General relativity describes the force of gravity as a geo- metric warping in space-time; if the warping were to take the shape of a wave, then this would be a gravity wave. While electromagnetic waves occupy three special dimensions (as well as time), gravity waves exist in five, making them hyper- dimensional in nature. However, Einstein stated that these waves probably travelled at the same speed as light, 300,000 km/s, which means that nothing is gained in using gravity waves over their electromagnetic counterpart. Officially there has been no detection of these waves; however, the design of such gravity detectors has been based on general 46 - NEXUS DECEMBER 2000 — JANUARY 2001