Michael E. Brown

Biography:

Michael E. Brown is an Associate Professor of Planetary Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. He led the discovery of the object being called Sedna.

Past Shows:

	Tesla and Energy
	Wednesday July 23, 2003

Alternative energy expert Mike Brown (website) appeared on Wednesday's program, delving into Tesla, inventions and power sources. The Tesla brain fascinates me, Brown said. Tesla, who held over 700 patents, was probably the smartest man of the 20th Century, he opined. In constructing some of his projects, Brown said he attempts to place himself into Tesla's mindset. He discussed his recent creation of a tabletop model of a Tesla System which pulls lightning out of the sky, using it to charge a capacitor, and then extracting the energy for electric power. The Earth is actually a giant capacitor. In fact, "the whole planet is charged with electricity," Brown said. More on his device is detailed here. Interestingly, Brown is not a proponent of hydrogen, which he believes is being pushed to divert attention away from a more practical fuel source—farm products. He said the huge bounty of American agriculture's soy and corn could be processed to make enough fuel to free the ... More
Host: George Noory

	Michael Brown
	Tuesday April 9, 2002

Michael studied Tesla and his inventions. He is currently working on atabletop model of a Tesla System for pulling lightning out of the sky, usingit to charge a capacitor, and then extracting the energy for electric power. ... More
Host: George Noory