johngeo
Reporting on White Elephant Technologies
I wanted to introduce myself to the Secret Projects community and hope this is the appropriate way to do so.
My name is John Geoghegan and I write a twice weekly column for the Huffington Post about unusual inventions that fail to find a wider market acceptance despite their innovative nature.
I call these inventions White Elephant Technology, or WET. The majority of WET inventions I write about are not speculative, they have been built and field tested. Additionally, many are related to aviation and space technology.
In addition to my HUFFPO column, I write about these unusual technologies for such publications as the New York Times Science section, Smithsonian Air & Space, and Aviation History magazines.
As a result, I've written about such under-appreciated technologies as: wave-powered boats; underwater aircraft carriers; atomic-powered airships; the X-85; the Avro VZ-9AV; an asteroid deflection program; the X-37B; wind-powered cargo ships; personal submersibles; aerial rowboats; and flying aircraft carriers, to name just a few
In other words, I like to report on inventors and inventions that operate WAY outside the box.
I recently joined Secret Projects because your community really gets this stuff. As a result, I wanted to invite your followers to read my weekly column (link below). MORE IMPORTANTLY, I want to encourage them to contact me with any interesting developments related to unusual space and aviation technologies they feel comfortable sharing. Their comments, criticisms and feedback on my HUFFPO column are also welcome.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-geoghegan/
I have immense respect for the quality of the discussions threads on Secret Topics and hope I can tie into the community in a respectful and helpful manner.
Kind regards, jg
My name is John Geoghegan and I write a twice weekly column for the Huffington Post about unusual inventions that fail to find a wider market acceptance despite their innovative nature.
I call these inventions White Elephant Technology, or WET. The majority of WET inventions I write about are not speculative, they have been built and field tested. Additionally, many are related to aviation and space technology.
In addition to my HUFFPO column, I write about these unusual technologies for such publications as the New York Times Science section, Smithsonian Air & Space, and Aviation History magazines.
As a result, I've written about such under-appreciated technologies as: wave-powered boats; underwater aircraft carriers; atomic-powered airships; the X-85; the Avro VZ-9AV; an asteroid deflection program; the X-37B; wind-powered cargo ships; personal submersibles; aerial rowboats; and flying aircraft carriers, to name just a few
In other words, I like to report on inventors and inventions that operate WAY outside the box.
I recently joined Secret Projects because your community really gets this stuff. As a result, I wanted to invite your followers to read my weekly column (link below). MORE IMPORTANTLY, I want to encourage them to contact me with any interesting developments related to unusual space and aviation technologies they feel comfortable sharing. Their comments, criticisms and feedback on my HUFFPO column are also welcome.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-geoghegan/
I have immense respect for the quality of the discussions threads on Secret Topics and hope I can tie into the community in a respectful and helpful manner.
Kind regards, jg