Thomas Townsend Brown

American inventor (1905–1985)

Thomas Townsend Brown (March 18, 1905 – October 27, 1985) was an American inventor whose experiments and research on electricity based anti-gravitational observable momentum by ionizing different materials led him to believe he discovered a type of anti-gravity. He believed this was caused by strong electric fields.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Thomas Townsend Brown (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 18, 1905, died Oct 27, 1985.¹

About

Instead of anti-gravity, what Brown observed has generally been attributed to electrohydrodynamics, the movement of charged particles that transfer their momentum to surrounding neutral particles in the air, also called "ionic drift" or "ionic wind". For most of Brown's life, he developed devices based on his ideas, promoting them for use by industry and the military. The phenomena came to be called the "Biefeld–Brown effect" and "electrogravitics". He was granted multiple patents.

Brown's research influenced some amateur experimenters who build "ionic propulsion lifters" powered by high voltage. There are still claims that Brown discovered anti-gravity, an idea popular with the unidentified flying object (UFO) community and spawning numerous conspiracy theories.

From Wikipedia’s article on Thomas Townsend Brown, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

National Investigations Committee On Aerial PhenomenaFounder¹¹

Early life and education

1922 to 1923Doane Academy³
Since 1923California Institute of Technology³
Since 1924Denison University³

Career

Occupation: inventor, physicist.⁶

Since 1944Worked at Vega Aircraft Corporation⁴
1937 to 1942Worked at United States Navy⁴
1930 to 1933Worked at United States Navy⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Civilian Conservation Corps⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Federal Emergency Relief Administration⁴
Date not recordedFounded National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena⁵

Known for: National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena.⁷

Personal life

BornMar 18, 1905, Zanesville⁸
DiedOct 27, 1985, Avalon⁹
CitizenshipUnited States¹⁰

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