Description
The history of invention and technology is littered with concepts and devices that seemed achievable but didn’t make the grade. Inventors tried to violate the limits of physics, while others were ahead of their time. There are three types of these efforts: 1. Crackpot foolishness. 2. Fundamentally sound designs that had to wait decades for the needed implements. And 3. Cutting edge ideas that were barely possible but actually worked. Crossley looks at overlooked examples of each.
David Crossley has degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering; he retired from a 40-year career in the aerospace arena. He taught electromagnetics at New Mexico State University, performed electronic warfare operations in five war zones with the Air Force out of Kirtland Air Force Base.