Product Description

This work reveals the work of inventors and scientists who are developing ways to produce the electricity we need for the 21st century. It also looks at the psychology of invention and the claims that some inventors trick investors out of their savings. The book explores the revolutionary work of inventors and scientists who have struggled to develop clean and "fuel-less" new ways to produce the electricity we need for the 21st century and beyond. If the technologies could be developed commercially, they would offer almost costless energy, which would mean the end of the oil economy and freely available electricity throughout the developed and underdeveloped world This book contains elements of a dramatic conspiracy thriller in which greed, mendacity, murder, suicide, suppression, betrayal, jealousy, madness and misunderstood genius all play their full parts. It also investigates the complex psychology of invention and reserves a chapter for those inventors who are either self-deluded mavericks or charlatans who aim to trick gullible investors out of their savings Most importantly, there are technologies here that explore ways that may be able to solve the planet's most serious problems.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #93448 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE
'A fascinating account of a quest which has been underway for at least a century involving dozens of bizarre characters'

THE ECONOMIST
'His writing is clear, his reporting thorough and his arguments crisp'

NEW SCIENTIST
'The inventors ... could hardly have asked for a better intercessor than Tutt. Vivid, level-headed and engrossing'

Customer Reviews

The biggest scandal in the history of science
This book should be read by everyone. It describes, in a lucid, clear and level-headed style, the discoveries made by inventors and engineers over the years, in their quests to find a free and non-polluting source of energy, and why their inventions are still not out on the market. It makes for very sobering, not to say chilling and even frightening, reading. Infuriating is another word that comes to mind. In his foreword to the book, none other than Sir Arthur C. Clarke describes this as, "almost certainly the biggest scandal in the history of science."
This is not a "conspiracy theory" book. It does not describe grand conspiracies and cover-ups (although it does touch on those subjects). Tutt simply lays out the facts as they are, gathered from news stories, interviews, and the personal writings of the people involved (from both the pro and con camps). It is clear that with adequate funding and support, a source of limitless energy would be within our grasp in a matter of years. Yet very little funding is forthcoming, continued ridicule abounds, and our tortured world is still subjected to a year-by-year massive increase in pollution caused by the burning of primitive stone age fossil fuels. Not to mention the continued dependence of the Western world on the oil supplied by the fundamentalist Arab world.
There is no organized conspiracy, I certainly hope, but there is a "momentum" against change, and what is desperately needed is a paradigm shift. People with vested interests, and people whose livelihood and careers depend on the continued use of our primitive and backward energy technologies, are, independently of each other, actively working against the new technologies, and collectively they form a massive resistance that does indeed look like a great conspiracy. And in the scientific establishment we have all the "experts," whose careers and reputations depend on the continued discrediting of cold fusion and all other alternative free energy sources. The result is the world as we see it today, with its massive pollution and energy problems.
For those with no technical background, this book is heavy going at times. There is a lot of technical detail, and Tutt relies heavily, at times, on extracts from other sources, which interrupts the flow of the narrative. But the stories told are, nevertheless, interesting ones. Here is the original "mad scientist," Nikola Tesla, and his several free energy devices. Here is also the Radiant Energy Device of T. Henry Moray, and the tragic story of his futile struggle to find acceptance for his technology. Here is the mysterious N-Machine, and the Thesta-Distatica, developed by a sect of Christian fanatics somewhere up in the Swiss Alps. Here is the very tragic story of how the promise of cold fusion was destroyed, as Tutt delves into all the popular misconceptions about this important technology. And here is the story of Randell Mills and his BlackLight technology, currently in development. Tutt also describes some of the free energy scams that are continually being pulled by various con artists who usually claim that God has given them the technology, with the predictable result that long lines of evangelical Christians immediately form up to give the "inventor" their money.
I give this book the rating 4 out of 5 only because, as I said, it is not an easy read for those who are technically challenged. But the book is more than well worth reading. People with closed minds will no doubt scorn and deride, as such people always do, but for intelligent and open-minded individuals, this book gives an important insight into what is really going on in the field of free energy development. Highly recommended.

Fascinating
This book caught my eye in a bookstore display and I bought it based on a desire to find out what really happened with cold fusion.

It is a history of the search for free energy, but rather than a full sequential historical account it is a history told in a series of snapshot stories.

And fascinating stories they are. Keith Tutt is clearly a fan of free energy research, but while his enthusiasm is evident throughout the book, he is careful to retain a healthy level of scepticism.

The book does get quite technical in places, but skipping the technical paragraphs (or reading them and being none the wiser) does not have a detrimental effect.

If, like me, you remember that cold fusion was a big fuss about nothing - a terrible mistake by scientists that should have been more thorough - then think again. Cold fusion is alive and well and the true story of what happened is worth the price of the book alone...

A extremely intriguing read...
As i agree with the previous review, the technical talk is at times hard to get around, but that's the point. This book details the trials and tribulations of a new frontier, which will hopefully be broken into in the near future. It is complex read - otherwise the idea of 'free energy' would not be such a msyterious concept today. However, do not let the detail deter you, it just made me really think into the ideas shown in the book, there are so many areas of research that surely someday this book will be like a precursor to a new way of living. Or literally as a history book,exploring the possibilities of the future that the huge change that free energy production will surely bring.