Saturday, March 17, 2018

#TEAMTRITCH I'M CALLING BULL-SHT!

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I'M CALLING BULL-SHT!
 you expect no less from me right? lol
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She's a Democrat Party Hack put-up job- a David Roach for Congress 2018 cck blocker-
ditto for Tommy Schrader for Congress ( check out the photos- who's that handsome dude?)-
Everytime I express political ambitions above "dogCatcher- they scrape the bottom of the barre to find someone-
All that Campaign Cash?- they will spend maybe $!0K- the rest will vanish- money laundering- or be returned to the donors- local Party insiders; and Mayor Henry cronies-
Tritches voting record? she only has voted in the 2015; and 2016 democrat Primary's- the rest? who knows?- Republicans? She voted for Bernie Sanders as well- that will crach & burn in this far right district-
Danny Awb Turk-
Due credit- Jim Banks Is a True Blue served overseas in a war zone Navy Officer Veteran-
from the story I hear- He could have been blown up by any IED; or RPG at any tiome ;or Mortar attack; or "green on Green" attack-
so- thats more than I can say for our past several local Congressmen-
as for MY DROPPING OUT?- mostly- to thin the herd of Tommy Schrader for Congress votes-
now there are only THREE candidates instead of four- & one is very literally a "dark horse candidate"-
No one knows who Tritch is-
shes a failed small business owner- her donut store or cookie shop in chicago folded up its dors- after only a few years--
If she was living & running a busines in chicago- how was she able to legally vote in fort wayne Allen County per her voters registration records?-
as for the "north east regional economic development partnership-
John samson is a Mayor Henry ; GFW Eric doden Win Moses -"usual suspects puppet--
keep the corporate welfare cash flowing; next- the federal pork barrel earmarks; special interest cash- back to the "district- I smell Bacon- do you?
NEXT- COMPARE THE EXPERIENCE & EXPECIALLY THE INTEGRITY OF THE BANKS STAFFERS VS WHO WILL BE THE CONGRESSWOMAN COURTNEY TRITCH STAFF?-
on the short list- disgraced check kiter- Jill Long- Geoff paddock- ( jill longs former staffer)- and the "usual suspects-'_
as for the Issues- well- lets lock & load- too GAy-Friendly advocate - for this district- ( most of us know or have gay friends or such- but they keep it on the "down-low"- do we really want fort wayne to be filled to the gills with prancing faries? twinkletoe ccksuckers ( full metal jacket; sgt Hartman USMC)- and all that entails?- Its a medical fact- the highest proportion of infectious diseases STD's- such as HIV/AIDS/ Hepatitis; chalamydia; syphilis; Gonnorhea; and so on- WELL-
COMPARE SAN FrANCISCO TO FORT WAYNE- LONG STORY SHORT-
next- GUN CONTROL- which side is tritch on this issue- other than the most generic general of platitudes -
next- the usual "Lockstep with Nancy Pelosi & Chuck Schumer "(OOOOOO! lol)
Then we have the BERNIE SANDERS SOCILIST AGENDA- WAAY TO THE LEFT OF MOST MAINSTREAM VOTERS- THE CENTRISTS - THE MODERATES OF BOTH PARTIES-
AND LAST THE deal killer- legalizing marijuana- weed- - WE KNOW ? DO WE- WHERE jIM BANKS STANDS?- any "less govt more freedom- lower taxes- deregulation conservative - would naturally support it - adults only- no minors keep vapors away from children-
- Courtney Tritch? who knows?-
and last- RADICAL PRO- LIFER VS RADICAL MILITANT BRA BURING FEMINST PRO CHOICER-
OH- I forgot the mad dog teachers union women who are madly in support of Ms Tritch- Every Rally on the courthouse green- they are there & their brown nosing or brainwashed student bodies-
riddle me this- why are there all these "politicall correct so called "proitests- protesting nothing- get front & center on the courthouse green- without filling out the usual parks dept facility rental agreements; required security - and other restrictions on free speech- trampling the grass?-
& yet- if some pro white nationalist; pro gun rights; or other FAR RIGHT WING GROUP wanted to hold a raucous rally- they would be relegated to a caged in area on the OTHER SIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE GREEN- HIDDEN FROM VIEW- and required topay a ridiculous cash bond or deposit to exercise their own free speech rights - for example- the 1996?- KKK rally?-
Why the hypocrisy?- seems to me- these POLITICALLY CORRECT PROTESTERS *& PICKETERS- SHOULD ALSO EQUALLY BE RELEGATED TO THE HIND SIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE GREEN- & ALSO EFFECTIVELY MUZZLED?-
sigh-
so- Yes Danny Awb Turk- Im sitting back row in the cheap seats like a bleacher bum- cold beer in one hand; popcorn in the other - watching the political media circus sideshow unfold-
like a WWE- grudge match- woof woof woof!!
I have a nominal dog in this fight- "skin in the game" ("I i hate that cliche" -Headly Lamarr)-
there was no candidates in ANY OF THE DISTRICTS THAT I COULD RUN OR VOTE- NOT A SINGLE FILING- UNTIL THE LAST DAY- then suddenly- there was not one single unopposed contested seat- that wasnt unfilled- except all the districst in which I couldnt vote- or run-
and there areFOUR COUNT EM FOUR- CANDIDATES - LAST DAY LAST MINUTE FILINGS- FOR COUNTY CLERK OF THE COURTS- wh is this important office- because the clerk of the courts- either party- is one 3rd of the election board for purposes of candidate challenges; election law complaints; decisions; and contestments;as well as cetrifying elections-
so we have a 2-1 GOP majority- a @-1 Democrat Majortiy - would flip the election board ( or flipit off lol)-
And throw a wrench in the machinery- potentially--
not that it would happen but it could-
so we have Morrison Agens ( top #1 allen county bernie sanders socialist supporter)- (daughter- that singer girl) AGEN -his COMMON LAW WIFE- danielle andersen ( with an E-nominally qualified- YOGA COLLEGE GRAD ( really LMAO!!_ BUT WORKED FOR A BANK FOR 4 YEARS & NOW PARTNER BUSINES OWNER WITH morrison agen- isnt that just NEAT NEAT NEAT? ( TEE HEE)
and "political gadfly"- Gina Burgess- who has an axe to grind because the downtown improvement district overlords & others put her out of the 4 wheel pedal surry model t bicycle business she operated out of headwaters park-
SHE IS THE MOST QUALIFIED- with a decade ofr so experience as a PARALEGAL- & working at a law office-
her husband- David burgess- a GM auto UAW auto worker-
question number one- WHY?- I dont know- he IS a Navy Veteran enlisted-
but question 2?- why?- if your spouse ios running- you split the BURGESS VOTE- BURGESS ONE OR BURGESS 2?-
and last- & first to file for this office- WE HAVE ROACH- VOTE FOR ROACH THE NAME YOU KNOW-
so- clerk of the courts largely orders paper staples pens pencils; computer supplies; signs official paperwork where the REAL COURT CLERKS & JUDGES & LAWYERS instruct her to sing here- then we have the one fricking dollar per page copying fee- of any court records - which gouges the poor folks-
next-no cameras allowed in the clerk of the courts office- where a person can james bond style spy photo their own court documents for free- nope cant have cameras; nor small pocket knives-
I wont go into the GUN FREE ZONE FOR CITIZENS WITH PROPER PERMITS- RULES- HERE- but those are also in house rules-
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NEXT- WE HAVE NO INTERNET UPLOADING OF REDACTED CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORD COURT RECORDS- YOU CAN GO COPY ANYTHING FOR A DOLLAR A PAGE ON REQUEST AS ANY CITIZEN; BUT SEE THEM ON LINE? nope!!
court records should generlaly be considered as the same as any other HISTORICAL OR LEGAL OR GENEALOGICAL RECORD- theres a million fascinatiog stories cases; incidents- allen county CSI- that would make for interesting reading by anyone thinking about fort wayne- as an interesting place to live- can the average person go browsing - like the county library? no- you have to know what you want to see; put in the properly worded legalese public records request- and maybe- you can read them at the standing room only clerks office service counter-
as for THE REST? ever been to an auro shop? or doctors office?- yousee the color coded tabs on the various files-
well GLORIFIED FLE CLERK- is all it is-_OH- BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY- CHILD SUPPORT & ALIMONY COLLECTIONS- because - women & children-
if thats what the court adjudicated;well- thats the rules of the state laws in Indiana- rule of law-.
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oh and the salacious scandalous tabloid tales of our most prominent citizens & their ancestors & off spring- because who doesnt looove a good slacious storym tabloid story? 　
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I didnt run for sheriff- we have some landlor realtor- who Isuppose is fine for sheriffs sales & other administrative jobs- I didnt run because I didnt want to get known as a cop sheriff or NARC- because it makes it relaly hard to find some weed anywhere in town - Id have to travel to colorado( the nearest state- and pack a pound up mya55 to get it pas the highway patrol; or past the tsa- druig dogs you know- what cop wants tio doi a cavity search on some stoner with a pound of weed packed up his ass( or a couple ounces- like a well- im not going to make this a BOB TOM AM COMEDY SCHTICK- BUTT you get the PICTURE-
- so there you go
Much as I dislike Jim Banks politics- I trust his crew more- I hope he doesnt fck up like souder; stutzman or the others- you know the other congressman cockroaches- because arent they all? no- there are a few good men-
DITCH TRITCH; PUT TRITCH IN THE DITCH-
Tommy Schrader for Congress this MY 8TH-
butt everybody has to do their part- 　
Tommy Schrader for Congress
14 hrs
SO FULL OF BULL5HIT WE'RE CALLING BULL5HIT!
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The Main Street Politics of Courtney Tritch
“Real solutions don’t fit in a meme”
By Michael Summers
michael_summers@fortwaynereader.com
Fort Wayne Reader
2018-03-16
Doesn’t 2010 seem like a million years ago?
Back then, after four years of a Democratic controlled Congress and two years into President Obama’s first term, there was an upsurge of voter anger from conservatives and independents, furious at not only a left-leaning government but incumbents from their own party who they felt were failing to deliver on campaign promises or stand up for their (usually conservative) principles.
Voters were, in short, mad as hell and they weren’t going to take it anymore, and indeed incumbents, and especially Democrats (there were more of them, after all) took a “shellacking” in the 2010 mid-term elections.
In 2018, we’re told that all the outrage is on the other side of the political spectrum, and if the results of various special elections that have taken place since President Trump took office (not to mention the low approval ratings of the President and Congress) are anything to go by, the pundits, pollsters, and trend-watchers may be right.
As the narrative goes, huge numbers of Americans have “woken up” to how tenuous our rights and freedoms — and the institutions set up to protect them — really are. And supposedly it’s not just Democrats or progressives who feel this way; people who were never involved or interested in politics before are realizing that it really does matter who we elect to public office.
At a first (superficial) glance, Courtney Tritch, who is running for the Democratic nomination for US Representative for Indiana’s 3rd district, seems to check some of the boxes for the type of opposition candidate we’re supposed to see in 2018.
A political newcomer, Tritch was partially inspired by the 2016 general election to “do something.” She describes herself as a social progressive, concerned with issues like equity and inclusion. She also has a professional resume that demonstrates her bona fides for public office, including a long history of community involvement and decades in economic development (more on that in a bit).
But that’s a very small part of the picture. What’s striking about Tritch as a candidate — where she doesn’t fit the stereotype — is that anger and outrage don’t seem to be motivators when it comes to her candidacy. She’s certainly passionate, and an energetic and inspiring public speaker, but there’s a discipline and focus there that “firebrands” don’t have. Tritch’s message is that it’s not political ideology that solves problems; its engagement, it’s being aware of the issues facing your particular community and tackling those that make for effective leadership.
With several months on the campaign trail behind her, Tritch has received a very enthusiastic response, especially from Democrats, who see her as the first serious contender for the conservative 3rd district in a long, long while.
And Democrats in the district need a little hope — the last several election cycles have been tough ones for them. Not since 2006, when former Fort Wayne city councilman Tom Hayhurst captured some 45% of the vote against incumbent Mark Souder, have they even come close to winning the seat. Democratic candidates since then have failed to crack even the 40% mark, including Hayhurst, whose second try for the seat in 2010 against Marlin Stutzman couldn’t overcome the strong conservative backlash of that election cycle.
2016 was perhaps the nadir, when Tommy Schrader — an unemployed man who by many accounts suffers from mental illness — nabbed the nomination. We’ll probably never know whether that happened through complacency, ignorance, or someone’s idea of a joke on the part of the voters, but whatever the cause, it was an embarrassment to Democrats in the third district.
And if Tommy Schrader wasn’t enough of a wake up call for 3rd district Democrats in 2016, the results of the general election certainly were.
Tritch is new to actually running for office, but she’s hardly a political neophyte. She has the qualifications, and it probably wouldn’t surprise anyone who has met or worked with her that’s she had been encouraged several times over the years to run. Her professional experience and strong skills as a public speaker — and a reputation as one of those people who just seems to know how to “get things done” — seemed to make her a natural for politics.
But Tritch always said no. When it comes to problem solving, Tritch likes to hear differing opinions and ideas, gather data, consult experts, work towards a consensus… it’s probably no surprise that she didn’t see much of that thoughtful approach in the current political landscape. The idea of running for office certainly interested her, but… “I always just politely declined,” she says. “I just wasn’t sure that (politics) was for me.”
A series of very difficult personal events made her re-think things. She lost a younger sister to pancreatic cancer, and then, in the summer of 2016, her mother passed away. She took a leave of absence from the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, where she had been for seven years. She eventually left to form her own consulting company, but she says the losses she faced in 2016 left her “breathless.”
“When anyone has a grief experience like that, it helps them realize what’s important, and what’s worth fighting for,” she says. “As I was coming out of this fog, I was watching the November election evolve, and I kept thinking about what my mom would say, that you don’t have a right to complain unless you’ve stood up and done everything you can to change it. All things coalesced for this to be the right time for me to say yes.”
This is also the first time Tritch has even declared a party. She describes herself as a lifelong independent, focused on economic development issues, fiscally conservative and socially progressive. “So where does that put me? With most of America,” she laughs. “I’ve been told my interest in equality and inclusion — whether that means equal pay, or civil rights — is a ‘liberal’ agenda. That surprised me, because I don’t feel those should be a partisan issues.”
“20 or 30 years ago, maybe the Republican party would have been a good fit for me,” she says of her decision to run as a Democrat. “But I feel the Republican Party of today is not the Republican Party of yesterday, and I think it’s left a lot of Republicans behind. The Republican Party today prioritizes ideology over the economy, and that is not of interest to me.”
The phrase “fiscally conservative and socially progressive” is one Democrats running in red-leaning districts often evoke (we’re assuming conservatives in left-leaning areas say the same thing), but Tritch’s extensive professional career in community and economic development gives weight to the words. Originally from Fort Wayne, she returned to the city about 10 years ago after a stint with the Chamber of Commerce in Chicago. She took a position at the Downtown Improvement District just as that organization was beginning to take a more active role in downtown development, and in 2010 moved to the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, where she served as vice-president of marketing.
Tritch has also been a small business owner, but it’s arguably her experience on the NEIRP (the organization’s footprint encompasses 11 counties) that gives her the most insight into the issues facing the area. “I have more seven years experience of trying to get the leadership of 11 counties to work together and talk to each,” Tritch says “The Mayors’ and Commissioners’ Caucus of Northeast Indiana is the only caucus like that in the country. There were Republicans and Democrats all meeting on a regular basis, asking what can we work on together.” Political party affiliation wasn’t much of an issue. “It was all about ‘who has the best idea? Let’s pursue that.’”
“I’ve been around economic development for years, and I absolutely get that ‘pro-business’ perspective,” she adds. She pushes back at the idea that the GOP has some kind of monopoly on being pro-business. Tritch doesn’t see much evidence for it in our current US Representative. As just one example (with an issue that hits particularly close to home), she cites the recent tax bill. The original version, which passed the House, would have gotten rid of federal historic tax credit and the new market tax credit. The bill was eventually changed, but Representative Jim Banks voted for that first version. “Getting rid of either (tax credit) would have tanked the General Electric project,” Tritch points out. “That’s the biggest economic development project our community has seen in decades.” It’s evidence of a leadership that’s more concerned with ideology than being actively engaged with what’s happening in the region. “Once you really drill down into some of these ideas, they are not pro-business, and I would like the opportunity to have that conversation.”
The idea of having conversations is an important one for Tritch, and a theme she returns to many times. In 2016, she started a non-partisan forum/discussion group called Progressive Social Hour to issues of equality, equity, and inclusion in the area. “We had a health care town hall a few weeks ago,” she says. “About 120-150 people attended, and we had medical experts on stage, and I thought ‘this is what we’re missing in our government and leadership today.’ We’re not doing that on the federal level.”
The circus surrounding last year’s attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act is a perfect example of the consequences that come from a political leadership unwilling to really tackle a problem. For years, the GOP had been promising to real and replace the ACA with something better, or at least fix it. Yet despite solid control of the House, the Senate, and the Presidency, they couldn’t come up with a solution. “That was very disappointing to me, to see the current Congress unwilling to work across the aisle on that issue,” Tritch says. “When they couldn’t make it work, they just gave up. And yet America is still struggling with rising healthcare costs. That’s a real lack of leadership.”
Back in 2010, FWR covered a couple 3rd district candidates — conservatives, in this case — whose initial enthusiasm quickly fizzled out when faced with the daunting task of actually campaigning in such a huge area. As her campaign gears up for the primaries on May 8, Tritch is under no illusions as to how much work lies ahead of her. “I think we’re most productive when we have real conversations, and I want to have as many of those as possible,” she says. “That’s the kind of main street politics we need to fix this divide that’s happened in our country. If we’re willing to get out of our silos, I think we can learn a lot from each other. That’s hard to do, because it doesn’t fit on a facebook meme. But real solutions don’t, and I think we have to be willing as a country to do that, even though it’s harder.
The Main Street Politics of Courtney Tritch
Doesn’t 2010 seem like a million years ago? Back then, after four years of a Democratic controlled Congress and two years into President Obama’s first

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER- RIFLE FACTORY

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INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER MANUFACTURED M-1 GARAND RIFLES FOR THE WAR EFFORT- bet you didnt know that?
they did:
http://www.guns.com/2018/03/09/cmp-rare-m1-garands-now-filtering-out-to-the-public/
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CMP: Rare M1 Garands now filtering out to the public

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A line of M1 Garands up for grabs at the CMP's South Store in Anniston, Alabama. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
A line of M1 Garands up for grabs at the CMP’s South Store in Anniston, Alabama. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
With a large cache of vintage M1 Garands recently repatriated back home from overseas allies, the Civilian Marksmanship Program has announced that some seldom-seen variants are now available.
In a statement issued Thursday, the federally chartered non-profit organized to support marksmanship activities nationwide said they had numbers of M1s made by International Harvester Company in stock. Long unavailable except for occasional small batches turned over by the Army, IHC Garands in both Field and Service grades are listed for sale through mail order on the CMP’s website. The rifles are priced at $980 and $1,080, respectively.
Of the more than 5 million Garands produced for the military, just 337,623 were made by IHC and most of those were sent overseas to U.S. allies in the 1950s and 60s, making the number in circulation in the U.S. limited. A myriad of IHC guns with minor differences such as “Postage Stamp,” “Gap Letter,” and “Arrowhead” variants further drives up collectibility on these late-model rifles.
The guns now available likely come from a batch of 13,000 recently returned to the U.S. after use by the Turkish Air Force. The U.S. sent over 300,000 M1s as aid to NATO-allied Turkey between 1953 and 1972.
The Garand Collectors Association, whose volunteers helped catalog the shipment, said as many a quarter of the guns inspected were IHCs. While CMP officialsexplained that the guns returning from Turkey and a larger batch incoming from the Philippines are not outwardly marked as a rule, some collectors who have recently bought M1s through the organization have discovered paper dope cardswritten in Turkish affixed to rifles.
For those who want a more common (and less expensive) Springfield or H&R-made Garand, CMP has them in Field grades for $650 with free shipping with Service grades being $750. Sales go to support marksmanship endeavors by the group.
To order a rifle from CMP, you have to be a U.S. citizen, member of one of over 2,000 affiliated organizations or clubs, and show proof of marksmanship — the latter of which can be proved with a concealed carry license, hunter safety card or past law enforcement or military service.
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Monday, March 12, 2018

IRISH WELSH NORMANdy france DNA AXIS

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Friday, March 2, 2018

PHILO T FARNSWORTH TV SCIENTIST

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Philo T. Farnsworth: The burden of genius

An AM/FM phonograph and TV with the Capehart name, produced by Farnsworth. Date unknown, but between 1949-1949. (file photo)
Did Philo T. Farnsworth bottle a star in his Fort Wayne basement laboratory on Pontiac Street? It is possible that in the 1960s the inventor of television achieved what still eludes scientists: self-sustaining fusion. If harnessed, a tiny amount of fusion, which generates the sun and stars, could power an entire city without the pollution of fossil fuels. Farnsworth, who conceived of the idea for television while plowing fields as a teenager, was certainly capable of cracking the fusion code.
It was television, however, that first brought the Utah native to Indiana. Farnsworth changed the world forever in 1927 when he transmitted the first “electronic television image” at his San Francisco laboratory. But transforming his historic achievement into a commercial product involved years of financial and legal struggle. In 1938, his investors scoured the nation for a manufacturing plant that would allow them to profit from Farnsworth’s invention.
They chose the former Capehart Phonograph Company building in Fort Wayne and formally organized the Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation (FTRC) plant on March 1, 1939. The company, sometimes referred to as Capehart-Farnsworth, opened for business on March 14 and soon boosted the city’s economy with the production of radios, phonographs, and television equipment. Farnsworth oversaw production and continued his scientific endeavors with a research department. His wife Pem said that Farnsworth’s “input breathed energy into the men, and in turn, their reciprocation kept him on his toes.” During the war years, the FTRC expanded throughout Indiana and adapted the Ft. Wayne facilities to produce materials for military equipment, radar systems, and missile guidance.
After the war, Farnsworth’s company struggled to repay war loans and reluctantly convinced investors to sell FTRC to International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT). The company stayed in Fort Wayne, but Farnsworth’s main post-war research interests centered around developing a low-cost form of fusion. Hoping to usher in the “high-energy era,” Pem said that a mutual friend set up a phone call between Philo and Albert Einstein in 1947. After discussing scientific theories for about an hour, Pem recalled: “Phil reappeared, his face aglow from the excitement of finding someone who understood what he was talking about.”
Reportedly, Einstein had developed similar theories, but was dismayed by the use of his work in developing the atomic bomb and decided not to share them. However, he encouraged Farnsworth to pursue fusion for peaceful purposes and requested Farnsworth contact him once he worked out the mathematics. Energized, Farnsworth established a basement laboratory in Fort Wayne and devised and patented a “fusion reaction tube” called the “fusor.” Engineer Steve Blaising, who worked with Farnsworth on his fusion project, noted in an interview in The Waynedale News, that Farnworth moved his lab to a larger facility in a part of town described as “Fort Wayne’s ‘Area 51.'” Blaising recalled that in his quest, Farnsworth converted his home on State and St. Joe Blvd to a tube lab, gutting holes from the ceiling to the basement.
Blaising remembered the danger and excitement of the experiments in the underground lab, saying “most of us secretly feared things might happen faster than humans could react and if they did; it might cause a real liability problem for the company and our widows. Who could forget that ominous hum that filled the air? We vibrated from our feet to our teeth and more times than not, components exploded before we achieved the upper ranges of power.”
Farnsworth reportedly achieved fusion in Fort Wayne, but it’s unclear whether or not he generated self-sustaining fusion. Unfortunately, Einstein died before Farnsworth could share his mathematics with him and, upon his passing, Farnsworth felt more alone than ever. Lacking a Ph.D., the Atomic Energy Commission doubted Farnsworth’s capabilities and often dismissed his concepts, unaware of the genius that sat before them. Indignant, Farnsworth supposedly claimed that “Our Fort Wayne Team is eons ahead of the MIT people doing fusion research.”
In 1966, Farnsworth moved to Provo, Utah with Fort Wayne employees to pursue fusion away from ITT’s influence. His health eventually failed and he canceled the project. Evidently, family members suspected he carried the secret of fusion to his grave out of concern that humanity was not spiritually prepared for it. Despite the allocation of billions of dollars to complex machines, self-sustaining fusion has not yet been achieved. Farnsworth would be proud to know that innovative hobbyists in basements around the country have been replicating and tinkering with his fusor to achieve that which those with Ph.D.’s have not. Farnsworth kept a plaque on his desk that read “MEN AND TREES DIE–IDEAS LIVE ON FOR THE AGES.” How apt.
Nicole Poletika is a historian with the Indiana Historical Bureau, which oversees the State Historical Marker Program. She manages the Bureau’s Blogging Hoosier History, where you can learn more about Farnsworth’s historic achievements. She wrote this column for News-Sentinel.com.
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