Thomas Townsend Brown (March 18, 1905 – October 22, 1985) was an American physicist. Brown was born in Zanesville, Ohio; his parents were Lewis K. and Mary Townsend Brown. March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Senators Mike DeWine (R) George Voinovich (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ...

In 1921, Brown discovered what was later called the Biefeld-Brown effect while experimenting with a Coolidge X-ray tube. This is a vacuum tube with two asymmetrical electrodes. Brown noticed that there was a force exerted by the tube when it was connected to a high-voltage source. This force was not caused by the X-rays, but by this new effect. 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Biefeld-Brown effect is an effect that was discovered by Thomas Townsend Brown (USA) and Dr. Paul Alfred Biefeld (CH). ... In the NATO phonetic alphabet, X-ray represents the letter X. An X-ray picture (radiograph) taken by Röntgen An X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength approximately in the range of 5 pm to 10 nanometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz...

Later, in 1923, he collaborated with Paul Alfred Biefeld at Denison University, Granville, Ohio. He started a military career afterwards and was involved in a number of science programs. 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dr. Paul Alfred Biefeld (? - 1940) was a Swiss scientist, who emigrated to the United States of America. ...

In 1930 he joined the U.S. Navy and conducted fundamental research in electromagnetism, radiation, field physics, spectroscopy, gravity and other topics. He later worked for Glenn L. Martin and, still later, for the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) and the Office of Scientific Research and Development, headed at that time by Dr. Vannevar Bush. After 1944 he worked as a consultant to the Lockheed-Vega Aircraft Corporation. In 1955, Brown went to England, and then France where he worked for La Société National de Construction Aeronautique du Sud Quest (SNCASO). 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Quadrupole (four-pole) magnet, focus particle beams in a particle accelerator. ... Radiation has a variety of different meanings. ... Spectrum of fluorescent lights showing prominent mercury peaks. ... It has been suggested that Law of universal gravitation be merged into this article or section. ... Glenn L. Martin was an aviation pioneer. ... In June of 1940, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) to coordinate, supervise, and conduct scientific research on the problems underlying the development, production, and use of mechanisms and devices of warfare. ... In June of 1941, the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) superseded the committee structure [of the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC)]. The OSRD projects gave the United States and Allied troops more powerful and more accurate bombs, more reliable detonators, lighter and more accurate weapons, safer and more... Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890–June 30, 1974) was an American engineer, inventor, and politician, known for his political role in the development of the atomic bomb, and idea of the memex —seen as a pioneering concept for the world wide web. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... SNCASO or Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud Ouest was a French aircraft manufacturer, which originated on November 16, 1936, from the merger of the factories of Blériot of Suresnes, Bloch of Villacoublay et Courbevoie, SASO of Bordeaux-Mérignac, UCA of Bordeaux-Bègles, SAB...

In 1956, the aviation trade publication Interavia reported that Brown had made substantial progress in anti-gravity or electro-gravitic propulsion research. Top U.S. aerospace companies had also become involved in such research which may have become a classified subject by 1957. Others contend Brown's research simply reached a dead end and lost support. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A kinemassic field generator from U.S. Patent 3,626,605: Method and apparatus for generating a secondary gravitational force field Anti-gravity is a hypothetical means of countering or otherwise modifying the effects of gravity, typically in the context of spacecraft propulsion. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Though the effect he discovered has been proven to exist by many others, Brown's work was controversial due to the fact that others and even he himself believed that this effect could explain the existence and operation of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). UFO redirects here. ... UFO redirects here. ...

Brown was an early investigator of UFOs and in 1956 helped found the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP). NICAP was an influential force in civilian UFO research through 1970. The organization's activities drew the attention of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), several high-level officers of which joined the group. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena (or NICAP) was a civilian unidentified flying object research group active in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s. ... see National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena ... see National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ...

Brown's research has since become something of a popular pursuit around the world, with amateur experimenters replicating his early experiments in the form of "lifters" powered by high-voltage.

Patents

• GB300311 - A method of and an apparatus or machine for producing force or motion (accepted 1928-11-15)
• US1974483 - "Electrostatic motor" (1934-09-25)
• US2949550 - Electrokinetic apparatus (1960-08-16)
• US3018394 - Electrokinetic transducer (1962-01-23)
• US3022430 - Electrokinetic generator (1962-02-20)
• US3187206 - "Electromagnetic apparatus" (1965-06-01)
• US3196296 - Electric generator (1965-07-20)

References

• "Towards Flight without Stress or Strain...or Weight," Interavia, Vol. XI, No. 5, 1956, pp. 373-374.
• Cook, Nick, The Hunt for Zero Point, New York: Broadway Books, 2001.
• Dolan, Richard M., UFOs and the National Security State, Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads, 2002, pp. 174-175.
• Hansen, Terry, The Missing Times: News media complicity in the UFO cover-up, Xlibris, 2000, pp. 180-181.

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