Horizon Promises: Entrepreneurial Edge Inventors & Tinkerers John Bedini of Bedini Electronics Inc., POB 769, San Fernando, CA 91341 has developed a few devices in in the field of Free Energy. One of these is a battery, DC motor & control system which, it is claimed, produces useable power during the off times of the motor's duty cycle while keeping the battery fully charged. Another, called the G-Field Generator, is alleged to produce its power by using electromagnetic energy in a pseudo antigravity manner. Further information can be obtained from Mr. Bedini or from the Telsa Book Co., 1580 Magnolia St., Milbrae, CA 94030. Also available from the bookstore are works by T. K. Beardon which explain some of the principles involved. Another example is provided by Mr. Joseph Newman, Route 1 Box 52, Lucedale, MS 39457. By using advanced materials processing techniques Mr. Newman claims to have created a quasi superconducting material. When this material is used in his Energy machine, the resulting output power is professed to be greater than the input power. Contact Mr. Newman for further details. The third example comes from Howard Johnson of Blacksburg, VA. Using only permanent magnets Mr. Johnson says he has developed a mechanism which might be used to drive alternators or generators. If it works, first there is a circular arrangement of bar magnets like the stones at STONEHENGE. Each segment consists of bar magnets, back to back, separated by a magnetically permeable material. The inner magnet has the north pole at the top while the outer has the south. Each segment is anchored to a base which can spin. Another magnet, elliptical in shape and about 3 1/8 inches long is placed within the circle about 3/8 of an inch from the perimeter. The outer circle of bar magnets then begins to turn. A patent (US Patent #4,151,431) has been issued to Mr. Johnson. Contact the patent office for more info. With new processes, topologies and geometries, the Free Lunch may become more than a dream.