I wrote:
He claimed that the fusor self-sustained on at least one occasion . . .
Correction: on several occasions, like the man said:
"Dr. Farnsworth reported that his team achieved a self-sustaining reaction on several occasions...and could repeat the effect."
I do not know why I recalled this as only one event. I guess I am used to one-off cold fusion experiments. All too often they work once spectacularly and never again.
I do not know if Vassilatos' account is accurate, but he seems to know his stuff. His references are as follows:
BOOKS Farnsworth, E. "Distant Vision". Pemberley Kent Publishers, Salt Lake City, Utah. 1989. Dollard, E "Wireless Power".Borderland Science Publishers. Whitethorn, California. 1989. PERIODICALS Halloran, A.H. "Farnsworth's Cold-Cathode Electron Multiplier Tube", Radio (October 1932). "New Amplifier Amazes Radio Engineers", San Francisco Engineer (March 5, 1936). Smith, Gene, "ITT Hopeful On Experiments To Harness H" - Jed
