Tesla, Moray, and Bearden
Searchers for a
New Energy Source
Gary L. Johnson, IEEE Senior Member, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University
esla, Moray, Bearden, and others have claimed the
existence of another source of energy besides those
presently in use. Like sun and wind, this source is
available without regard to political boundaries. If true, the development of this energy source would be one of the most important events of the century.
It seems that every time mankind reaches a limit of growth due to exhaustion of inexpensive energy supplies, another energy source is discovered and developed. England had essentially depleted its resource of timber when the technology to mine and burn coal was developed, for example. After coal, technologies for oil, gas, hydro, nuclear fission, wind, photovoltaic, etc. were developed. With each new development, the world was able to support a greater population at a higher standard of living than before.
Today, however, many developing countries have reached a limit in improving the quality of life, due in part to the lack of an adequate and economical energy supply. The developed nations are worried about global warming, acid rain, and nuclear waste. The recent excitement about cold fusion illustrated the keen desire for a new energy source, one operating on scientific principles that perhaps ar…