Via the Infinite Energy magazine which he founded and edited, his book Fire and Ice, and many media interviews; Mallove became the main spokesman for telling the truth about “Low Energy Nuclear Reaction” (LENR, what physicists prefer to call the “cold fusion” phenomena). What he quickly found was that although in 1989 there were thousands willing to repeat the “fraud” or “bad science” claims… Few were willing to retract them: Despite many Universities throughout the world later being able to reproduce the original experiment successfully (…over 100 to date).
What the LENR experiment of Pons and Fleischmann did was show that by using Deuterium as a fuel and with Palladium as a catalyst; the element “Helium-4” could be created. Deuterium is an isotope of Hydrogen having one neutron, while the “normal” H atom has no neutrons… “4He” being also the basis of what is popularly known as “Heavy Water”. In this “fusing” process, significant heat was released, and the Hydrogen isotope Tritium could also be sometimes produced. This was Earth-shaking news in the scientific community… Where since 1951 high-profile nuclear physicists in several countries had unsuccessfully used “hot” fusion reactors operating at extremely high pressures and temperatures to create a fusion reaction in an attempt to release amounts of energy greater than what was used to create the very energy-expensive reactions in the first place. Even today in 2008 ; no successes in “hot fusion” have ever been reported to be made despite many billions being fruitlessly spent on it over these many years.
Dr. Mallove soon became convinced, and with good evidence to back him, that the “dis’ing” of LENR was not about science, but was really about the politics of science. He stated that the reason LENR was being “killed” via a poisonous public relations campaign was because it would seriously jeopardize the many millions in funding that went to the prestigious institutions housing “hot fusion” reactor “tokamak” projects. He believed that this new LENR technology, if properly studied, could be of extreme significance to the planet… Producing clean and abundant energy without the dangers of nuclear fission, or the pollution of fossil fuels. Besides the Byzantine politics of scientific funding, LENR was fighting the inertia of existing thought patterns of the mainstream. Dr. Mallove liked to relate a story where he called his old Physics Professor at Harvard and presented him the case for LENR / cold fusion. The Professor’s reply was:
“I have had fifty years of experience in nuclear physics and I know what’s possible and what’s not!…I will not look at any more evidence! It’s all junk!”
Dr. Mallove likened this often-seen attitude to that of the Inquisition Priests who sat in judgment of Galileo… Who refused to look into the telescope, because they “knew” they would not see anything.
The oceans of the world contain one Deuterium atom for every 6,500 Hydrogen atoms. This means that one cubic mile of ocean water could have more energy from Deuterium contained in it than was ever expended by humans to date. The LENR reaction can happen when two Deuterium atoms are in close proximity: The two atoms “fuse” into one under certain conditions; producing great quantities of heat and the Helium-4 isotope in the process. The same reaction may happen with several other isotopes and atoms as well; as has been seen in several labs around the world, but so far the Deuterium method seems best to pursue for energy production as the isotope does exist naturally in large quantities. Besides configuring the LENR reaction to generate the most amount of heat, it could be optimized to transmute elements. But perhaps the most unique aspect of the technology is that under certain carefully controlled conditions, the reaction can happen at room temperature: Thus the “cold fusion” nick-name, which although has “stuck”, is considered not fully accurate by many studying the phenomena who, following proper Scientific Method, cautiously believe there is not yet enough evidence to positively term it nuclear “fusion” at this time… As there is still a small possibility it could be somehow “chemical” in nature (although new theories in chemistry would need to be written if this was the case). Besides the observed phenomena at laboratories all over the world, there is also much evidence that these same principles at work with LENR are also going on inside of living cells… A whole new and fascinating study area for microbiologists… Although cold fusion in the biological process was first proposed over 60 years ago, Pons and Fleischmann’s laboratory results would seem to bolster this theory and provide basis for further research. LENR technology is considered very safe: Although there can be small amounts of Gamma radiation released in the reaction, proper shielding would easily stop it. Coal mines already exhibit a much greater radioactive danger than a large Deuterium LENR reactor would.
For over a decade, Dr. Mallove championed the cause of LENR, writing scathing criticisms of the mainstream scientific community; and attempting to set the record straight… With little success. It seemed that the die was cast, and the jury “in” on Cold Fusion…. And the verdict; “Guilty”. This attitude persists even today, despite more and more University laboratories all over the world successfully reproducing the effects every year. This is important to note: These hundreds of scientists who have successfully replicated the concepts put forth by Pons and Fleischmann are not the usual free energy inventors, sitting out in the scientific cold… They are highly respected members of the scientific community with impeccable credentials and proven records for maintaining scientific discipline and unimpeachable results. It must be extremely frustrating for the proponents of LENR… With the general population unaware of the true situation and considering it all a fraud or “junk science” because of the 1989-1990 attack campaign… And the mainstream media and scientific community having no interest in correcting the erroneous opinions they had falsely placed in the publics’ mind to begin with. Funding for further research has never been easy to find for LENR technology… And after these nearly 20 years and much evidence as to the viability, is still not forthcoming. Meanwhile, “hot” fusion research projects are still funded in abundance despite over 56 years of continual failure, the extreme expense and difficulty of operating such reactors, and the sad fact that there is little hope on the horizon for these hot fusion devices to ever reach success. But despite these setbacks and the continued ignorance of the public at large, LENR has had many successes… And at least one commercial venture for selling reactor vessels has now been established.
Dr. Mallove’s fervor for the technology, and stalwart defense of it against attack may have left him nearly friendless in his former research homes of Harvard and M.I.T. In a very comprehensive article printed in Infinite Energy, seen here (http://www.infinite-energy.com/images/pdfs/mitcfreport.pdf), Dr. Mallove gave a scathing and well-documented expose of how M.I.T. skewed data and deliberately misrepresented LENR research in order to provide cover for a wholly-negative verdict from the scientific review panel that was convened to assess the validity of the Pons and Fleischmann experiments. In the article he stated:
“What it boils down to is this: By studying the history MIT and cold fusion, one learns that paradigm-paralyzed and unethical scientists have the motive and means to wreck massive damage against an emerging science and technology, especially when an aging and well-financed program is threatened. An MIT President who has access to the highest power levels of the Federal government should not be contributing to the distortion of government spending by feathering MIT’s nest and ignoring facts. MIT alumni/ae, students, staff, and President Charles M. Vest need to consider this??E. Mallove “
It is interesting to note that the negative disinformation campaign against LENR did not completely stop after the 1989 –1990 media blitz: In August, 2004 “Popular Mechanics” magazine had a cover story “Home-Built A-Bombs” that made the unbelievably ridiculous claim that “cold fusion” would allow terrorists to make their own nuclear weapons in their basements. This article was totally without any scientific merit; and the possibilities for using LENR technology for weaponry are minute. It is hard to imagine what the sensational article was meant to accomplish; other than creating fear and distrust of a technology that is thousands of times safer than existing fission nuclear reactors. In fact if one studies LENR ; the article would be absurd to the point of humorous except that the intent was so obviously poisonous. Popular Mechanics has been a known disseminator of planted government-generated propaganda and disinformation over the years: Providing fake cover stories for secret cold-war programs and activities (such as the Howard Hughes’ “Glomar Explorer” ship which was built specifically to retrieve sunken Soviet submarines, but was reported on in several planted articles to be a “ocean floor magnesium mining vessel”); as well as drumming-up popular support for proposed new weapons programs faltering in Congress by grossly overstating their usefulness and capabilities. Other less obviously stilted reports, and even popular media movies, have given the implied impression that cold fusion is not safe or “trustworthy’…These “science-fiction stories” are without any basis in fact. And again, there have been no retractions of the fraud claims made over and over by the media; and the more than 100 University laboratory replications of the Pons and Fleischmann experiments have not been reported on by the mainstream.
Through his association with Infinite Energy, and a non-profit organization he helped create called the New Energy Foundation, Dr. Mallove soon began studying many other “free energy” concepts and technologies; the more he learned of them the more interested he became. As a proponent for increased research in several of these new alternative fields of science (such as the “PAGD” Pulsed Abnormal Glow Discharge experiments of Dr.’s Paulo and AlexandraCorrea which use interaction between inert gasses and plasma to generate large amounts of “free energy” electricity), his credibility with his peers in the mainstream may have suffered from the association. But during this time when he was exploring several free energy technologies besides cold fusion, Dr. Mallove did not lose his skeptical and questioning scientific principles; and would often criticize inventors’ claims and lack of scientific methodology in the “Infinite Energy” magazine if they were dubious and without merit. Dr. Mallove also gave several interviews on the popular radio show “Coast to Coast” where he described the many new energy technologies in layman’s terms and took calls from listeners. He was also sometimes called upon to be a “talking head expert’ for technology-related issues on TV news broadcasts. As Dr, Mallove progressively moved towards supporting other more “non-traditional” devices, theories, and concepts beyond LENR; he began publicly questioning the political reasons for lack of study of these many varied and important technologies; and became even more outspoken regarding the great need for universities to embrace and freely study them. Eventually, this culminated in a major event.
Dr. Mallove did an extraordinary thing: He wrote a letter to the world... That he titled: “Universal Appeal for Support for New Energy Science and Technology” . This open letter sent in email form to several friends (perhaps to garner their opinions and suggestions for improvement before it was eventually published), was a call (quoted from the Letter’s preamble)…
“TO ALL PEOPLE OF THE WORLD who have open-minded curiosity, good will, good judgment, and imagination. To Scientists and Engineers, Philanthropists, Environmentalists, Energy Developers, High Technology Investors, Healthcare Professionals, Journalists, Artists, Writers, Business People, Entertainers, and Political Leaders. Whether you are Conservative, Liberal, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or Anarchist, and whether you may be Agnostic, Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Atheist, or some other category of spirituality, this message is directed to all people of good will like you …”
In this extraordinary document, Dr. Mallove called for vastly increased research and interest in three main fields of alternative energy study. Because of unavoidable space requirements, the entire document cannot be shown here; please read it here at:
http://www.pureenergysystems.com/obituaries/2004/EugeneMallove/LastMessage040513/
But here are the three categories of new energy technologies which he stated must be studied and embraced by the scientific community (excerpted unedited from the Letter, along with his brief summation of the three):
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