Jed Rothwell wrote:
I wish people would refrain from doing these grand orchestrated
introductions. Two reasons:
1. It might fail, and thereby backfire.
2. It seems like something P. T. Barnum would do, rather than science.
A series of low-key, matter-of-fact demonstrations in the laboratory
would be better. This is how Edison introduce the incandescent light to
the public. He strung lights outside the lab, and people came to see
them at night. He overcame enormous resistance from the establishment.
He did not try to defeat the naysayers in a single day, but gradually,
over a period of weeks.
There have been a few single, grand demonstrations that instantly
convinced large numbers of people, notably:
Westinghouse's unplanned demonstration of the airbrake during a test
run, in which the train narrowly avoided colliding with a wagon on the
tracks.
Wilbur Wright's flight in France on August 8, 1908, which convinced the
Europeans.
Orville Wright's flight of September 3, 1908, which convinced Americans
and Pres. Roosevelt's son. The Americans paid no attention to the
European press, which was already gaga over the Wrights.
The plutonium fission bomb test of July 16, 1945, and the uranium bomb
attack on August 6, 1945. The latter was more-or-less a sure thing in
the minds of most physicists, but I think there were some doubts about
the feasibility of implosion bombs. This is kind of history we could do
without.
I agree. Here's my method -->
Goal: To freely spread the precise build instructions as quickly as possible:
* Type a short document containing precise details how to build such a device,
encouraging others to replicate such a device for personal use and/or for sale.
* Xerox a few thousand copies of such document.
* Hand out the documents to various people (university professors, students,
etc.)
* Publish the details at various wikis; e.g. wikipedia.com, peswiki.com
* Publish the details at various forums; google groups, Vo, overunity.com
* Send emails to interested parties.
* Spend ~$200 to publish in an authorized Prior art magazine.
* Obtain a provisional patent.
Next step:
* Spend appreciable time to significantly improve the device-- version 2.
* Start a company to mass produce and sale version 2.
What do you think?
Regards,
Paul Lowrance
