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− | '''Dr Yevgeny Podkletnov'''<ref>A literal [[transliteration]] of Podkletnov's first name would be "Evgeny", but in English language publications he has used the Anglophone equivalent, "Eugene", and we follow that practice here.</ref> ({{lang-ru|Евгений Подклетнов}}) is a [[Russia]]n engineer, formerly affiliated with the [[Materials science|Materials Science]] Department at the [[Tampere University of Technology]], [[Finland]], who is best known for his controversial work on a so-called ''[[gravity shielding]]'' device. Born in Russia in the mid-1950s, Podkletnov graduated with a master's degree from the University of Chemical Technology, Mendeleyev Institute, in Moscow; he then spent 15 years at the Institute for High Temperatures in the Russian Academy of Sciences. Later he received a doctorate in materials science from Tampere University of Technology, and worked at the university, on [[superconductor]]s, until 1996, when the furor over his experiments resulted in his being asked to leave.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}
| + | Dr Yevgeny Podkletnov is a Russian engineer, formerly affiliated with the Materials Science Department at the Tampere University of Technology, Finland, who is best known for his controversial work on a so-called gravity shielding device. Born in Russia in the mid-1950s, Podkletnov graduated with a master's degree from the University of Chemical Technology, Mendeleyev Institute, in Moscow; he then spent 15 years at the Institute for High Temperatures in the Russian Academy of Sciences. Later he received a doctorate in materials science from Tampere University of Technology, and worked at the university, on superconductors, until 1996. |
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| ==Podkletnov's gravity shielding experiments== | | ==Podkletnov's gravity shielding experiments== |
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| ==Public controversy== | | ==Public controversy== |
| Podkletnov's first peer-reviewed paper on the apparent gravity-modification effect, published in 1992, attracted little notice. In 1996, he submitted a longer paper, in which he claimed to have observed a larger effect (2% weight reduction as opposed to 0.3% in the 1992 paper) to the prestigious ''[[Journal of Physics D]]''. According to science reporter Charles Platt, a member of the editorial staff, Ian Sample, leaked the submitted paper to Robert Matthews, the science correspondent for the British newspaper, the [[Sunday Telegraph]].{{Fact|date=August 2007}} | | Podkletnov's first peer-reviewed paper on the apparent gravity-modification effect, published in 1992, attracted little notice. In 1996, he submitted a longer paper, in which he claimed to have observed a larger effect (2% weight reduction as opposed to 0.3% in the 1992 paper) to the prestigious ''[[Journal of Physics D]]''. According to science reporter Charles Platt, a member of the editorial staff, Ian Sample, leaked the submitted paper to Robert Matthews, the science correspondent for the British newspaper, the [[Sunday Telegraph]].{{Fact|date=August 2007}} |
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| On September 1, 1996, Matthews's story broke, leading with the startling statement: ''Scientists in Finland are about to reveal details of the world's first antigravity device.''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/09/01/ngrav01.html] In the ensuing furor, the director of the laboratory where Podkletnov was working issued a defensive statement that Podkletnov was working entirely on his own.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} In a bizarre twist, Podkletnov's supposed coauthor disavowed prior knowledge of the paper{{Fact|date=August 2007}}, but some have found this disingenuous. Podkletnov himself complained that he had never claimed to block gravity, only to reduce its effect. | | On September 1, 1996, Matthews's story broke, leading with the startling statement: ''Scientists in Finland are about to reveal details of the world's first antigravity device.''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/09/01/ngrav01.html] In the ensuing furor, the director of the laboratory where Podkletnov was working issued a defensive statement that Podkletnov was working entirely on his own.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} In a bizarre twist, Podkletnov's supposed coauthor disavowed prior knowledge of the paper{{Fact|date=August 2007}}, but some have found this disingenuous. Podkletnov himself complained that he had never claimed to block gravity, only to reduce its effect. |
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| [[Category:Russian physicists]] | | [[Category:Russian physicists]] |
| [[Category:Anti-gravity]] | | [[Category:Anti-gravity]] |
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