Electrogravitics
Electrogravitics, a term coined in the 1920s by Thomas Townsend Brown, refers to an unconventional effect or anti-gravity force believed to be created by the interaction of an electric field with a mass. Brown’s work, which began as early as his high school days in 1921, involved experiments with a Coolidge tube, a type of X-ray vacuum tube. He noticed that when the tube’s positive electrode faced up, its mass seemed to decrease, and when facing down, it appeared to increase. Brown theorized this to be an electronic influence on gravity, later developing high-voltage capacitors that seemed to exhibit a small propulsive force.
Electrogravitics is often described as a combination of electromagnetism and gravity, exploring the potential of manipulating gravity through electrical charges. This field of study involves using a high-voltage electric field to charge or polarize an object, especially one with a specific shape, to produce an effect that has been historically linked to gravity or the object’s mass and the applied voltage.
Experiments based on Brown’s ideas often yielded controversial results, especially under controlled vacuum conditions. The observed effects have frequently been attributed to ion drift or ion wind, an electrokinetic phenomenon, rather than anti-gravity.
The theory has attracted attention from various sectors, including those involved in UFO and anti-gravity research, as well as government conspiracy theorists. Claims have been made that major aerospace companies in the 1950s, such as Martin, Convair, Lear, Sperry, and Raytheon, were working on electrogravitics, and it’s speculated to be a classified technology used in advanced military craft like the B-2 bomber.
Books such as “Electrogravitics Systems: Reports on a New Propulsion Methodology” by Thomas Valone and “Secrets of Antigravity Propulsion” by Paul A. LaViolette explore the potential of this technology in more depth. Electrogravitics, from its inception by Thomas Townsend Brown to its current status, remains a controversial and largely unproven field.
