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An afternoon with Chuck and Barbara Bennett
On the 14th of March, 2026, I had a delightful afternoon with Chuck Bennett and his wife Barbara and their friendly little Bichon Frisé dog.
After a chat over lunch (above), we discussed the early years of ‘Cold Fusion’, his award from Raytheon, and the disappointing atmosphere surrounding the field in the 1990s that led to him not pursuing it past his very promising insights with Warren Cooley. Had he and Cooley pursued the magnetohydrodynamic self-confining ball lightning fusion concepts detailed in their 1995 patent application, the world may be a very different place now.
He was very proud of the award - you can see from his face, there’s still fight in him yet!
I have to say, it’s quite a fine looking award.
I love the Electromagnetics Systems Division’s choice of using lightning bolts, which, of course, are, in my view, shorthand for ball lightning. Moreover, when I see lightning bolts such as these now, I’m reminded of the US Navy’s Pacific VPU-2 Wizards insignia and its strap line, “Anytime, Anywhere.” [IMAGE SOUCE]
Of course, the VPU-2 Wizards have three lightning bolts. Can’t think why ;-)
He actually gave me one of his so-called ‘Cold Fusion’ candles, which was essentially a billet of titanium. He also gave me his remaining stock, from the 1990s, of heavy water, which is now in Alan Goldwater’s Magic Sound Lab.
From the recording above, you can yeah that he had thought about the importance of vortexes long before ‘Cold Fusion’ came on to the scene. It was only natural that he considered things like the Bernoulli effect being critical to matter and its manipulation.
It was an honour to hang out with such a pioneer of thought, and congratulations to him for having found a way to at least get that on the record in Hal Fox’s publications in the 1990s. If you want to chat about his latest ideas on ‘Q-particles’ and the structure of space-time, you can do so in the following places.
Chuck on Physics Forum - Chuck on Substack
Thank you to Chuck and Barbara for giving me some of their valuable time. What delightful people they are.
ERRATA for my comments in recording.
* Tri-Alpha Energy Fusion not Helion
* 60,000 not 7,000 years of Thorium in China, India is reporting somewhere between 300 and 500 years of supply, with some estimates reaching approximately 800 years.
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By Bob GreenyerOn the 14th of March, 2026, I had a delightful afternoon with Chuck Bennett and his wife Barbara and their friendly little Bichon Frisé dog.
After a chat over lunch (above), we discussed the early years of ‘Cold Fusion’, his award from Raytheon, and the disappointing atmosphere surrounding the field in the 1990s that led to him not pursuing it past his very promising insights with Warren Cooley. Had he and Cooley pursued the magnetohydrodynamic self-confining ball lightning fusion concepts detailed in their 1995 patent application, the world may be a very different place now.
He was very proud of the award - you can see from his face, there’s still fight in him yet!
I have to say, it’s quite a fine looking award.
I love the Electromagnetics Systems Division’s choice of using lightning bolts, which, of course, are, in my view, shorthand for ball lightning. Moreover, when I see lightning bolts such as these now, I’m reminded of the US Navy’s Pacific VPU-2 Wizards insignia and its strap line, “Anytime, Anywhere.” [IMAGE SOUCE]
Of course, the VPU-2 Wizards have three lightning bolts. Can’t think why ;-)
He actually gave me one of his so-called ‘Cold Fusion’ candles, which was essentially a billet of titanium. He also gave me his remaining stock, from the 1990s, of heavy water, which is now in Alan Goldwater’s Magic Sound Lab.
From the recording above, you can yeah that he had thought about the importance of vortexes long before ‘Cold Fusion’ came on to the scene. It was only natural that he considered things like the Bernoulli effect being critical to matter and its manipulation.
It was an honour to hang out with such a pioneer of thought, and congratulations to him for having found a way to at least get that on the record in Hal Fox’s publications in the 1990s. If you want to chat about his latest ideas on ‘Q-particles’ and the structure of space-time, you can do so in the following places.
Chuck on Physics Forum - Chuck on Substack
Thank you to Chuck and Barbara for giving me some of their valuable time. What delightful people they are.
ERRATA for my comments in recording.
* Tri-Alpha Energy Fusion not Helion
* 60,000 not 7,000 years of Thorium in China, India is reporting somewhere between 300 and 500 years of supply, with some estimates reaching approximately 800 years.
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit remoteview.substack.com/subscribe