I am having difficulty following the discussion from afar. Would someone please summarize in a few sentences what has happened with the Papp machine that brings it back into attention?
I gather someone claims they replicated it? Is there any evidence they actually have? I don't quite follow who is claiming they have done what (to whom). A little like an orgy seen from a distance. I have known some people who took Papp's claims seriously, such as Gene Mallove, but I have never heard of an independent replication. There was that horrible accident with Feynman. A lot of people, including Gene, blamed Feynman for that. I have never heard what happened to the motor after that. Nothing, as far as I know. - Jed
