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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.

==Podkletnov's gravity shielding experiments==

==Podkletnov's gravity shielding experiments==

==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}}

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.

[[Category:Russian physicists]]

[[Category:Russian physicists]]

[[Category:Anti-gravity]]

[[Category:Anti-gravity]]