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in his state at Princeton! [The Princeton tokamak fusion reactor.]
I hope that you will be very forthcoming in your response - as
1. Will you agree to help end the Cold Fusion controversy
Senator John McCain was when I asked him last week in Bow,
by agreeing to a scientific briefing here in New Hampshire,
at a Town Hall Meeting. You can be instrumental in ending a
by representatives of the hundreds of American scientists
scientific scandal over energy that has been going on since the
working in the cold fusion and low-energy nuclear reac-
Exxon-Valdez ran aground on March 24, 1989- the day after
tions field-including my colleague Dr. Edmund Storms of
Drs. Fleischmann and Pons made their cold fusion announce-
Los Alamos National Laboratory?
ment at the University of Utah. Candidate Bill Clinton, right
2. After this, would you consider proposing a National
here in this room on January 12, 1992, told those assembled that
Academy of Sciences review of the cold fusion and low
he knew something about the scandal-he said Department of
energy nuclear reactions issue based on the large body of
Energy scientists had "stonewalled Arkansas scientists."
scientific evidence that has built up since what we regard as
Despite that, I regret to tell you he has done nothing about it
the indefensible, rush-to-judgment, even fraudulent report
except [by inaction due to being misinformed] make the scan-
by the Department of Energy in 1989?
dal grow worse. Here are the two questions:
Mr. President, the rest may be up to you. You have heard the
Biographical Note for Eugene F. Mallove
story. It is true. Every word. Nothing will hold back the cold
Since 1995, Dr. Mallove has been the Editor-in-Chief and
fusion/new energy revolution from happening in due course,
Publisher of the bimonthly Infinite Energy Magazine: Cold
but with the stroke of your pen, a few taps on your computer,
Fusion and New Energy Technology, based in Concord, New
or perhaps a few telephone calls, you have it in the power to
Hampshire. Now in its fifth year of publication, Infinite Energy
help accelerate the Cold Fusion/New Energy Age. Just as
has subscribers in 38 countries.
Secretary of War William Howard Taft in the Roosevelt
The magazine's New Hampshire-based parent company,
Administration cut through bureaucratic opposition and forced
Cold Fusion Technology, Inc., operates the New Energy
the Army to call the Wright brothers in 1908 to demonstrate
Research Laboratory (NERL) and the magazine publishing
facility at the Bow Technologies Center in Bow, New
their "flyer" to a crowd of thousands at Ft. Meyer, Virginia-
Hampshire. Dr. Mallove is President of Cold Fusion
and thereby ended years of doubt about their 1903 accomplish-
Technology, Inc. and Director of NERL.
ment, launching the Aerospace Age- you can break the oppo-
Dr. Mallove holds a Master of Science Degree (SM, 1970) and
sition of the perpetrators of the "HeavyWatergate" scandal.
Bachelor of Science Degree (SB, 1969) in Aeronautical and
That act of courage and imagination will never be forgotten.
Astronautical Engineering from MIT and a Science Doctorate
Thank you.
in Environmental Health Sciences (Air Pollution Control
Let me end as I began with a few remarks by Sir Arthur C.
Engineering) from Harvard University (1975). With broad
Clarke, who recommended that your staff request this essay
experience in high technology engineering at companies
from me:
including Hughes Research Laboratories, The Analytic Science
Corporation, and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, he has also had
"Like everyone else, I was very excited when the so-called
extensive hands-on experience in laboratory settings.
'cold fusion' announcement was made. And then, again like
Since 1991 he has worked as a consultant to U.S. corpora-
everybody else, I became disappointed and forgot about the
tions and investment firms doing and planning R&D in cold
whole thing when it seemed to be a mistake, though I was
fusion. He is the author of three science books for the general
rather puzzled why two world-class scientists could have
public, including the Pulitzer-nominated book on cold
made such fools of themselves. Well, during the years that fol-
fusion-Fire from Ice: Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold
lowed, slowly, from time to time, there came news of other
.Fusion Furor (John Wiley & Sons, 1991). He has taught science
laboratories repeating the experiment and getting positive
journalism at MIT and at Boston University; he was Chief
results. And there has been a sort of groundswell, all over the
Science Writer at the MIT News Office when the cold fusion
whole world, of new information. And during the course of
controversy erupted on March 23, 1989. Prior to that he was a
top science writer and broadcaster with the Voice of America
the last five years or so, I've slowly become convinced, from
in Washington, DC and also wrote science and technology arti-
my original skepticism, to 99% certainty that it is for real. The
cles for magazines and newspapers, including MIT Technology
evidence now is really overwhelming."
Review and The Washington Post.
Cold Fusion: Fire from Water, 1999
Articles about Dr. Mallove's involvement in cold fusion
"If these new sources of energy do turn out to be real - and
research have appeared in TWA Ambassador Magazine (Sept.
as I say there are several totally different varieties - the ques-
1997) and in Wired (Nov. 1998). Dr. Mallove's review article,
tion is: What effect will this have on our society? On the
"Cold Fusion: The Miracle Was No mistake," appeared in the
future? Well, it's just possible they may be no more than lab-
August 1997 Analog.
Eugene Mallove was the Technical Advisor to the 1997
oratory curiosities, and can't be scaled up to commercial lev-
Paramount Pictures techno-thriller, The Saint, starring
els. I think that's rather unlikely. Nuclear energy was once a
Elisabeth Shue and Val Kilmer, and is credited in the film. The
laboratory curiosity. So let's assume that these devices can be
central theme of the movie is cold fusion. In April 1999, the
developed. The future is then almost unlimited. It could be
definitive cold fusion video documentary written by Dr.
the end of the fossil fuel age: the end of oil and coal. And the
Mallove and his colleagues, "Cold Fusion: Fire from Water,"
end, incidentally, of many of our worries about global pollu-
appeared. Its narrator is James Doohan, "Scotty" of Star Trek
tion and global warming." Cold Fusion: Fire from Water, 1999
fame. It features commentary by Sir. Arthur C. Clarke and 22
cold fusion scientists and technologists.
References
P.O. Box 2816, Concord, NH 03302-2816
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ph: 603-228-4516 Fx: 603-224-5975
1. "Tritium Production from a Low Voltage Deuterium
e-mail: [email protected]
Discharge on Palladium and Other Metals," T.N. Claytor, D.D.
http://www.infinite-energy.com
Jackson, and D.G. Tuggle, published on WWW and reprinted in
Infinite Energy, No. 7, March-April 1996, pp. 39-42,
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"ocrText": "in his state at Princeton! [The Princeton tokamak fusion reactor.]\nI hope that you will be very forthcoming in your response - as\n1. Will you agree to help end the Cold Fusion controversy\nSenator John McCain was when I asked him last week in Bow,\nby agreeing to a scientific briefing here in New Hampshire,\nat a Town Hall Meeting. You can be instrumental in ending a\nby representatives of the hundreds of American scientists\nscientific scandal over energy that has been going on since the\nworking in the cold fusion and low-energy nuclear reac-\nExxon-Valdez ran aground on March 24, 1989- the day after\ntions field-including my colleague Dr. Edmund Storms of\nDrs. Fleischmann and Pons made their cold fusion announce-\nLos Alamos National Laboratory?\nment at the University of Utah. Candidate Bill Clinton, right\n2. 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Meyer, Virginia-\nHampshire. Dr. Mallove is President of Cold Fusion\nand thereby ended years of doubt about their 1903 accomplish-\nTechnology, Inc. and Director of NERL.\nment, launching the Aerospace Age- you can break the oppo-\nDr. Mallove holds a Master of Science Degree (SM, 1970) and\nsition of the perpetrators of the \"HeavyWatergate\" scandal.\nBachelor of Science Degree (SB, 1969) in Aeronautical and\nThat act of courage and imagination will never be forgotten.\nAstronautical Engineering from MIT and a Science Doctorate\nThank you.\nin Environmental Health Sciences (Air Pollution Control\nLet me end as I began with a few remarks by Sir Arthur C.\nEngineering) from Harvard University (1975). With broad\nClarke, who recommended that your staff request this essay\nexperience in high technology engineering at companies\nfrom me:\nincluding Hughes Research Laboratories, The Analytic Science\nCorporation, and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, he has also had\n\"Like everyone else, I was very excited when the so-called\nextensive hands-on experience in laboratory settings.\n'cold fusion' announcement was made. And then, again like\nSince 1991 he has worked as a consultant to U.S. corpora-\neverybody else, I became disappointed and forgot about the\ntions and investment firms doing and planning R&D in cold\nwhole thing when it seemed to be a mistake, though I was\nfusion. He is the author of three science books for the general\nrather puzzled why two world-class scientists could have\npublic, including the Pulitzer-nominated book on cold\nmade such fools of themselves. Well, during the years that fol-\nfusion-Fire from Ice: Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold\nlowed, slowly, from time to time, there came news of other\n.Fusion Furor (John Wiley & Sons, 1991). He has taught science\nlaboratories repeating the experiment and getting positive\njournalism at MIT and at Boston University; he was Chief\nresults. And there has been a sort of groundswell, all over the\nScience Writer at the MIT News Office when the cold fusion\nwhole world, of new information. And during the course of\ncontroversy erupted on March 23, 1989. Prior to that he was a\ntop science writer and broadcaster with the Voice of America\nthe last five years or so, I've slowly become convinced, from\nin Washington, DC and also wrote science and technology arti-\nmy original skepticism, to 99% certainty that it is for real. The\ncles for magazines and newspapers, including MIT Technology\nevidence now is really overwhelming.\"\nReview and The Washington Post.\nCold Fusion: Fire from Water, 1999\nArticles about Dr. Mallove's involvement in cold fusion\n\"If these new sources of energy do turn out to be real - and\nresearch have appeared in TWA Ambassador Magazine (Sept.\nas I say there are several totally different varieties - the ques-\n1997) and in Wired (Nov. 1998). Dr. Mallove's review article,\ntion is: What effect will this have on our society? On the\n\"Cold Fusion: The Miracle Was No mistake,\" appeared in the\nfuture? Well, it's just possible they may be no more than lab-\nAugust 1997 Analog.\nEugene Mallove was the Technical Advisor to the 1997\noratory curiosities, and can't be scaled up to commercial lev-\nParamount Pictures techno-thriller, The Saint, starring\nels. I think that's rather unlikely. Nuclear energy was once a\nElisabeth Shue and Val Kilmer, and is credited in the film. The\nlaboratory curiosity. So let's assume that these devices can be\ncentral theme of the movie is cold fusion. In April 1999, the\ndeveloped. The future is then almost unlimited. It could be\ndefinitive cold fusion video documentary written by Dr.\nthe end of the fossil fuel age: the end of oil and coal. And the\nMallove and his colleagues, \"Cold Fusion: Fire from Water,\"\nend, incidentally, of many of our worries about global pollu-\nappeared. Its narrator is James Doohan, \"Scotty\" of Star Trek\ntion and global warming.\" Cold Fusion: Fire from Water, 1999\nfame. It features commentary by Sir. Arthur C. Clarke and 22\ncold fusion scientists and technologists.\nReferences\nP.O. Box 2816, Concord, NH 03302-2816\nLos Alamos National Laboratory\nPh: 603-228-4516 Fx: 603-224-5975\n1. \"Tritium Production from a Low Voltage Deuterium\ne-mail: [email protected]\nDischarge on Palladium and Other Metals,\" T.N. Claytor, D.D.\nhttp://www.infinite-energy.com\nJackson, and D.G. Tuggle, published on WWW and reprinted in\nInfinite Energy, No. 7, March-April 1996, pp. 39-42,\n6"
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