I wrote:
I talked to one of the researchers and some people who assisted. The
old company did not "suppress" this
I meant the "oil company" not the old company. I wasn't even using
dictation. I got that wrong the old fashioned way.
This file was originally dated March 19, 1990.
I have an interesting cover letter that came with the original copy. It
says: Cold fusion was announced by Fleischmann and Pons . . . difficulty
in reproducing . . . blah, blah. "The attached document is the first
formal written report covering [Amoco research]. "The latest cold fusion
experiment run at the Tulsa Research Center documented anomalous energy
production, as measured through careful calorimetry, and produced
enhanced levels of tritium, an indication that a nuclear process is
involved in the experiment. Work is continuing to further understand the
cold fusion mechanism."
As I said, it did not pan out.
This along with other communications from oil companies do not give me
the impression they ever intended to suppress this research. However, if
it starts to succeed with a technology out of their control, such as
Rossi's, I expect they will try to suppress it.
- Jed
