1956 - Gaston Buridge - The So-Called Hendershot Motor

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THE so .c.ALLED IIEN"DERsuoxr ~ ....... I• N

ExAsaooiate Gaston Burridgo

For moro th.e: n 25 ~ r e a r s 1 .U.Hr.ter Bennerahot t e:nd "The Hl5>t1de rshottMot or'1 have p [ X : J a r , ~ to b0 nr1 An':i.etou wrapped in a.tl f}bsourity t io dwi th A. ~ o t r b r u n i o t i o They s t i l l uro . !-lost poople are {;Urpl"ised tolearn that Lester J tnmings Hendershott is f 1 l i v - ~ . .fie:; i.s very much so .

Not only is he '.\<rb ly o.lbra , but P,t 57 J he is det? p in h is e:xperi -meats wi th his device - o. dovioe wh ic h. h$ oornl') to be o n u o ukno\'rn nan. " ruotor '' • •ro oa ll"Hendt:t:k"shot t ' s meohflnism .. or '' e lootr ioia:mu -a motor. only a.dda to tho e n 1 ~ m & · Long a.go, i t WA.S tei"med by

A ruoat· orthodox aoientis tJ •tmore proper ly o. g;ons rato1• t h ~ ~ u u lnotor 11•

Somehow. 11generH.tor

11 never or.ught o.o . I t hus a.lwnys bean 11The Reo -darshott Motort' • Probably. t.t wil l r < ~ m a . i n ao . In addit ion to g.et"l. ..

e rato1•,t h ~

o. r:i-

angementmD,J'

lle pr ope r ly oa l lcd anp ~ ; \ r a . t - u s ,

a ayst ~ ; ; ~ m , or tcl dev ioo .I t SOt!liu s to me i t would 'ba q ~ i t e inoorroot t o -qay liendershC'\tt de •

libm•RtBly created the enigma .. I t would algo (.t'ppE:lf.\r \vrong to Sf!Y huhas evrH· dono m ~ c h . to lp o l e.ur it away l The en igmu· hs...a su i t:td

l f ~ n d e r a h o t t • s purpose b e o a u s ~ he doas not kriow, he so.ys ., whut he ho.sLHe doo s not k n o w he o c . y e ~ nmv it worka . Ne i the r doos he knov.r, ho

BI!YS ' how to dup l io e.t .=. i t oousistontly or in d il"fe rent .d.zcll. 11 !e..m not o n ~ of thoaB s l id{!t ..r-u'le boys, 1 l'•E> to ln .trt<-) ., " I don't kno·1rhow to f igur E') th ese; things out f i r s t • · l t is pr etty much a 1cut mul

t ry ' proposit ion. wi th me •1'

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V l h e t h < : ~ r Hsndt.Hshot t knows wl1at he is do ing oz

1 n o t ~ he ho.s ovidli;lnt-ly oroa.ted 11e. s omething11 whioh has so mood in te res t ing to oth .... .

e ra , f'or they ur e , nt t h ~ pres l-Int t ime J seeking to dupllc;:a:te h is ao -o om_p l i tJhrnent s . I know of' ~ : t .IS uoh e f f O ~ ' t L\ttera,Pte d in Nm'f' Je;r

eey 1 nnoth0r i n the Bo.y r ~ g i o n of Cf.\1 i for n iH. . Whethe r e i th8r o rt oo se wil l 11beat H ~ n d e r s to t hE": Patetlt Of"'f ' ioo 11 r emo.ins to be see n.Whothe r tl patent wi l l t ru ly pl'Otac: t such a dav i oa or tw t is h igh ly

problematioul. "'fui l e i t ln.i eh t oerto.inly pt'P.ve n. l ~ r r - ; .EJcale outs ide

mA.m.l,fact qt ' ing o..nd it ruost oe r ta inly w o ~ l not pr evo nt p r i v ' l t f l or indiv iduo.l mt:.nu.t'aot ur e nhd Of OOl4l ' Sc3 , o-ur patent lawa d o

proteot - in th eo rl - against v i d \ ~ e . l dupliontion of D.ny patentede.rtiole-, b'Qt .. i tl praot ioo - i t 1A 9ui-te impossible to aonmnplbhauch p1•otect io n. Onoe e.nyone l ea rned haw to t Qp a io a ouroeof a n . ~ r g y f or hin pr ivate use, and sots the n c : r . v l ~ d g e for th -in u.

po.t t:Jht .. whioh. he 1nu:rt do to obtnin 1 t .. t he world wi l l not bea-t o.

path ·bo his door • a o mu(lh 1 t\ B ·to the door of' t he Patont Oi 'i'1oe ,, for

there they oe.n le arn t he aear e t for 25.¢'\. Sonner- or la ter , every in•vento r or such u devioo oomes to reuliz e th is fnc t . He is thun be

tW €HH3. two . f i res . Doth eJ quatly ho't . Either is: bound to consumtl

h llll s o o n ~ r or l r) te:r'.



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'Jih is 1 l lJtJ l i 3VS 1 1$ why S 0 tns.!ly Of ' thes e systems h£lV 8 died witht he i r inventc:> rs . .Few mon lieVe l ettrnad - perhaps i t is impossible fo-r

them to learn - tha t ho who give.s moat 1 reoe ive o n1ost. Al l ot us e.J•e

too a lo s-e to the. jung le fo r au ol1 th inking. Howovar • d c . n y 1 n ~ a t ruthdooa PQt obl i terut-fl it.

'WhRt muke.s o. H-8n,(lu.rshott o r u ? TherG o . r ~ S J ~ o m e DfJ.Gkst"'"IVOvan,

fle.t .coila oi' insule.ted wiro. Theso; no doubt, arei n d u o t t ~ t l c e a

o rsome aruot.. Whe.t i5 the sh e or t he wire or how im:l.lzy" turns o£ i t oneach ttpanoako 1

' there mo.y be 1 IIe ndorshot t . does not s!ly. Thera a r - E ~ s oma

ato.inl£1sa s toe l r i ngs ... 11 noo--mo.gnet ic tt stninles& ·atea l .. and somepiocAs of .hst i ok oazobon . , Thera a te some ehort E ~ n g t h of ''Alnico"

or .squivaient, permanent mngoots. There rnuy bo- "" nnd probably a ro •some e l eotr ioa.l c ondt; n8"6t'B fllll:Ong th i s plethoro. or pf\rtn , Mr .. Heudersho tt doe$ not nay, nor are their aapaoit ies hinted a t . T o o , t h ~ ~ may be other aoooutermanta well hidde n tram pry ing eyes. I would beeurprised i f wera not' I t woQld appear thero no ~ u g purts whioh dP.l 1"ifer the pqwer 1 l1eno€l tho laak of eny t r uo re"&mblanaeto a motor.. 'l'he device Il'ltlnufa.oture8 an eleotr iool attrtent wnioh Mr •.Hsnderahott to l d me would powor e i thar .c.n a laCJtr·io motor o:r l ight a.ninoo.ndaeoent l0111p·, In l'aot ,. he has ploturfla of himse l f' holding thedevioe in one hand u nd a l 1ghtod bulb in the othor. He al&o ha-13 pio ..

turos or t h ~ da.vioe p l F I . o ~ d on£: piltt of' lwrJ;Jar , and a.:.l ightad lompabove- i t .

There also app:H>..r.e to bo wit h. n th i s dP,vioe eome vory cr i t ios l

f e ~ t u r e s . For i.n.a t ~ n o z:1s Mr. lie n.dol"shott to ld me . t i m A s Iwind on too mo.ny turns o.r wire. i'hen., .the t h ing won •t wo·rk a t u l l .

1 ta.ke eom a or too turns off' . Maybo i t works . o..nd ml.lybe not. It' i t

worka i t s o ~ n burna ou'b. 'l'he.t is my grwatest trouble - the thingbur-ning out •" One irnmedio,tely ·wonders 11." i t is ~ i b l e th!=i pota n .

t i u l o f the powe r source ohange$ f ztequont ly7 ....

What powers the ltande r shot t devioo 1 It Mr. IIendarshott knows ..

~ v e n hns e..ny ido!l • hG hidt)s t h ~ k n 8 ~ Y " l t ; ; d g o wel.l . He says he doeen t tknQW. He t ~ . l s o haetena to c o.uu:ne"Qt tha t Qny scient i s t who has wv.t oh ed h i ~ appnratua in o p e t " a t i o n ~ d()esn 1t know o i th e r He does notname 8.11¥ soient i s t who ru1B Wl.ltCh!:'d h is d(,lvioo in opera.tion. Thooomtn.On oxple.nat ion of the souroe of' i t s e rergy hM beon :from 11thame.g:neti-o lines o:f f'oroo· of' the e:nr th" . If' such is the s ourooNikola Te5ln, the gr-eat .o leotr i ca l 1nvetttor, onoe OOlllJJlented "a uah

e. f ' o r c ~ would have to be mee.aured in •mot.,tse -pO\•ter ' t ' . The.-:re aro two

othe-r pos s ib l e aouroes. OJle is anrth eleotr1c i ty the s E u ~ o n d , e.tmmrpherio al-actrioity. l t \Vh S Te s l.n h b n s e l ~ who oa-bn"bli4hed t he ru werosuah oharges in eaob. Ha learnod the e ! l ~ h ' s eha rge was posi t ive,the a.tmosphert.'l' s , negf'\.tive • Tosle. a le o learned Jf&tu.re he.d a ll\sana

of ma.1 nta1aing the aarth 1 s fu l l charge aont i nun.lly • It he e v o rso.tis .fied hi.mae 1£ how th is Wf13 aooornpl1shed ,. i t :t(:nnains ontJ. of h isroo.n.y seorets .

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There is t:J. poao ibil .1ty the eE1.rth mo.y be an 11 e leotro-magnet 1, rl '.ther

t hnn a ~ l " I I ~ f ' t n e one. I f so , there is also poss ib i l i ty i t s powat<

~ l d be oonsidAreo l..ibo'Ve the ••mous o11 o l a a ~ H ' i o a . t i o n . Dr. Edwe.:r.J C.

Bullard of' ths }1ntiatH\l Phyo ionl lehori:l.tory in Inndon, a ~ n t s a theory aooounting fo r the &arth 's poss ible eleotro-lllD.gMtio: f':i eld . Briefly , Dr. Lullnl"d says the earth 's l i q ~ or semi ..plast ia aora b highly rlldionotive. Thie radioact ivi ty gene:rat·ea o nough he c ~ t so r ~ o t ionin the form of ' convection ourrents is se t up. Theao currents providethe "e-xoitemEHzt" rsoesaary to ll'E.ka elae t ro -mgnotism F..L b i l i t y . Thu.s , in the o1·y 1 a t l ~ H I t , the re I l l ~ pos .e-ib i l i t i e s of' a. s ouroe of power to operate Hendershott' a o p p a r t > ~ t u s . I t mc.y we11 be, while i t s po

tent ia l is tneoret :i.oally g.ront, liiw tho power from th e aun, i ta actual i ty is Slil:H.ll. I t i s also pos:Jib le , while i t s potent ia l i ty i egroat , the ocs t of oolle oting it or oonvorting it

1is u1so great , be ..

oautte ~ > U r J?feeent m thods of us mg ener gy f.t:ra so crude. W'e seem to

ws.e te :m:uoh m.ore tha.t'} we ~ s a . As ye·b,. we hf!V'C"' nm ovoroo:mf'l the •t rr io ..

tion of useL 11

Someono ho.s enid.- •poinb of view 1a averything: . n Well, iC not tlve rytlling, ·chen a. groe..t d e ~ l l . Digg;ing out 11 f' aot.':l 11 b often d l ~ p e n d f ) n t upon the t in t o.i' the lenses in ono 'a glasses. Here iG what I ll\£l i;n.

in Re.ndershott 1 s experienoo ho was taken to Detroi t ' s Self r i dg.eF le1 tl to d0m"onstratE:. hi$ ••motor 11

to MaJor ThOJnO.s .G. L a m p h i - e r ~ dom.mandant of tho F i e l ~ . The Major was interested in the d ~ v i o e , but .noverolainnd aey sponsorship of' i t . Short ly , Detroi t n t ~ w s p e , p e r e oc.rrif'ld

Btories toot teohni.o i an:s the .lt.io ld had o·onstruatcd a devioBunder urdGrs o£ Mo.jor IAmphier and under ins truotions from Bender ...

ahott , This motor worked according to pree.s releo.sos of t hut day.

Being interested in th is point, ~ f ' t € U oonsiderably diff ' icQlty, IlOQated, nCNI Colonel and r o ti rad , Thomas G. Lumphia r . In El.:OSweriog

dir6ot q'Uestio.cr. from ltLe, Colonel Lamphier irtrox-med me tha t no Hen ..dershot t de.vioo of' any ao:rt w u ~ evor codtl"uo te d a t Solf'r i dgP. Fieldttnder Hendorshott•s ins t ruotione while 'he , Lrunphier. Wflft Commti.ndA.n.t. Lsmphier Sf\id, "The only d ~ w i c e ever a t tho Fielrl wa.s o ~ e wh ioh IIondorshott brought to the ll';teld .. o.nd i t we.s prmred e. fftko a t

Wl eastern U n i v e r ~ i t y ln.borntory. 11

I laid thia i n f o n i 1 ~ ~ t i o n beforo l i e u d ~ r o h o t t . He r c::ma.rkecl, he ~ l d not under stand i t a t n l l , oo cause the dovioo Wfls bu i l t a t the Field 1

by Field t€YOhtlio'inn.s .. 'l'hut he , Hendershott , dicl not even ao muoh as

w i ~ u s i 13 co i 1 of it. That the oompietad dGvice did work ...... jua"tr

as then a w s ~ p o r s

had reported • Thus . are enigmas bu i l t \

J.. Washington . D . C . , m:nvspllpsr ctu:ried a. s t .ory on Maroh 9thJ 1928 ..

relat ing Hendershott wr.fl reoOV'fJri!l6 in a Washington hospita l f'roh'l a:woo-volt ahack euste.ined while demonatro.ting hh. dEtvice in tho of ""

fi.OO of' h is p e . r t ~ a l : ; ettO:t"fi.€.Y'.; p r t : ~ B U I I \ f ; \ . b to intere sted O:t:apitO.lo l

haVA in r1f f i l es n l e t te r from o. newape.perman, long with o n ~ of the

leading Pittoburgh de.ily pt.tPfli"S, "'tllhich atnto s Hendershott was not



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taken to the hospital for any suoh ahook t reatment a t a l l , but for alunaoy t e s t . Str!\ngo e.!i i1; ma.y sound, Hendorsh.ott we.a not f o ~ < l 'l t;u i l t .y•1, t\nd was -re].aasa.d., One i..s often quite S1.U''N'iaed e.t th e t ip or Jua-

t ioe 'o aoe.l f.l L

t ~ r Uendershott t s dev'toe i.e ~ V e l ' develop-3d to :n point wh.1H'f:t iti s , or otlil be J understood and uaud for ~ e v o rydny pu1•pooes 1

, both he and

i t wi 11 alWA.ys be 'between oovors' • Th1a onm8s a.bout through Oharlos

For t he.vine; iisV"oted Be7oro.l pag.AA to RetldoJ'shott in hia book, "W'ild

T a l t = ~ h t • hust ohaptor (32'). Fort rlooan't 1tplug" very h.e.rd f'or Hendershot t , b"t does bt• ine; up B f : J V ~ r a 1 p o i h t ~ '.'rhioh might otherwise be over -

lookod. I nsked Hend€J:rahovt i:f. he ho.d sean ·that whtoh. Fort h ~ d writtenabout him.,. Hetldl':trehott replied that he hud. As 'f.!etldershott a . . t u ~ Y f e r e d Sflverul other queations re la t ive to the publioation, I thrlUght I no •t ioed a b i t Qf impatL3noe both in his tona or voioe ~ n d g ~ n e r a l a t t i •t ~ d e , Thia indioo.ted t o me hn wAs not overly pleo...sed with tho l'tordahe- reEl.d ..

'I'he J a n u ~ l ' Y , 1960 islJ.ue of "F&to$1 mn.ge.z.1nfJ on.r;r!ed u ;story 0!1' llen

de-rshot t. My i n v ~ o t i g a t i o lead ma to bE:t U.eve th is story wo.a bo.oodupon tho o.ooount iu the Fort book' along vdth those o£ so-voral nmv s ..

p;tpsrs published in 1928. When I brought t h i s ~ t o . r y to Mr. Render -shot t ' s t t t tention, hia l"eply ta my quest :ton.s w e r ~ e v ~ s ive . 1 go.inodthe tee l ing that l:len<'lershott knew Mr. Fleming. the art ie lots o.ui;hor •but f1? r s ·m11fl r M ~ O l l w ~ s .Qiapleo.se-d with e 1thGr tho pieoe, or t he r 0 .

aul ts ~ o r ~ i . t l f $ tro.trJ i t . 'loore muy be on intere ,st iug story lyingburied h a r e ~

I n the :May, 1963 • is su.s of "Fa.to11 m . g a ~ i n H il.Plle E\J"ed an advert ise

m nt from the ttUt1lity E.ng1118a 11 profeasint; to ho.ve plans for sale- of'a ao .oA. l led ~ i i ; J r t d e r a h o t t mntor. Suddenly, o.ll mnil WI).S : t < : ~ j t - l o t e o l)y

the nddroa,s .oi.' t ·ho 'Ut i l i ty E n g i m . ' l ~ '1\ I ~ a k e d Hendershott a.bout th is

muttor. He tohl me he l . e f ~ r n e d of i t an<?n o..t'ter the e.dw J:"tiR nment

w ~ s published. Soon. afte r tho.t he lea.t<ned ~ b o u t the pluns they weresel l ing and ua iog his mme. They wero doing t h ~ s , Hendorahott olaim

~ ~ f . without h is pArndssion or oonstfnt. Tie told me that he promptly

inf;?rmed th.o pt:Jate.l author i t ies o;(' the o 1rournatnnoa. "They muathav!':l done a ometh i,ng about it . for I hec.rd no·th:tng ma1•e 1>o,_t therrL,

11he sa:id. Henclershott wv.s quito empho.tio to me r e g ~ ' l r d i n t ; ! ; thEJ plana

put out by the 11 Uti!.i ty E n E t . i n o t ~ " not being or hts dBVi<Je. HE} we.aao emphatio, in .t'aot, I f e l t h$ , l ike the JMideu, 1' d ids t protest too

muo.hn. Tht\!!1, t the ol• hound d a . ~ = - l ' s nose 1 v.mnt to the r o u n d ~ I ndue aou.rse i t oBll\e up with tho in:f.'ormtl1don i'u:rnis h(!ld by H.n ac quaint

a.noe of Benderahott 'a to the ef1'eo t thu,:t IIenclGrshott ha.d rcrno.rked a, t

the 'b :l.ma, while t h . \ ~ "Uti l i ty Eng1nl$s,, informc.t ian was not his dav·1oo .11 i t was pretty d ..-- c l o s e ~ "

I have ho.d the 11Ut i l i ty Enf;inas 11 mat e r i a l ba foro aovornl oompetent

radio n.nd olAGtronio men.. They eay the dio.gram of' oohnAct:i.ons u r edoi'initll;!ly w i t h i ~ ·the r a dio band or f ~ t ~ q u e n o i e - B . 'I'hey oowmerrt tho.t

th:t d r : l v i o ~ would uudoubt0dJ.y work • l£ o· oBI:) vnoug;h to e. po'Neri 'ul

tad:lo transmi t t ing .s tat ion. I o.lao know of several who havo boon

tryw.g for :montha to •tmako aome·thing out of tho pr ints 11• nut eo ffi.r,

have fni lod to do AO• Thestt men are trn.incd in ~ l o o t r o n i o s e. n d



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ra.d:lo 'beohniquea.. I r tho platw a t ' ~ as olos:e a . ~ i n d i o ~ d i < by Henoor -ahott ta remA.:rk, s oma onA m.uy 11atumble" n.oro.a:s the right u.nower.s . Y!fho

knOYfS?

T h ~ n.t'tet noon I mot HendP.rshott he in hio front yo.rd tAkingRome piotu:rea of ' JliD y()ung Aona with a new Polaroid C l ~ l " l l • I um pre t

ty sure the orune.ra w ~ s .t:v;,w, beoaua.e tho pioturas ~ c H ' f • n¢t turning a•.1twe 11. no nder Ahott is a r ~ t h e r short 'D1f.l.n, bfll<Hng somswhut 1 o.nd o£ ai"o.thor rotund bui ld . His eyos ore d.F.Lrk b:rown, a le r t , ~ n d n.t tilnGs

pioroing . FrEt seldom amilen. 'When he does smi l e i t is c. wan smile; andnot very getllH'OU:!l in amount. l iet1de rs11ott gesturos a groat dP.al withhis handa, fntd .?Jha.kea hia hD-Illd negat ivE1ly ~ n . I fl.!)lt he di$t,rust ..

od me greatly, 'Th is be or.:me more v i d t ~ n aa I l a id he f 1ore hil•l l'lLOl"e

n.nd m.ore of the informo..tion I had. Maey of ICW questions Henders.lwtt

r e f ~ » : ~ e c l to answer poirtt ble.ok, rf:lferring mo to his fl.ttorney. \Tnonthese saroo questions w < ; ~ r a lu id before his attorney • the ut torney o..ho

ref1.1aed to o.nswe:r tharn. Why, only tin:o will . t e l l . I think I know .

Probably, t h e ~ o is 116 o ~ t h i o g 'l::o'' tho Hendarehott dr.wioe, or any

other of i ta ooture. Whether tha t 8 0 r o e i i h i l l ~ of great potent ia l

or not ,r a r r u - ~ i n s

to bo seen. Fantfistio wnountlJ of on"rgy lay A.ll a-bout us . ' M ~ t u d : n d aeema ~ n l y to have lae.rnfjd to use on0-rgy it1: hug'3qoontit ies 1 wasting most oi' it. Ths more "oivi l i ted 1

T he h1-lS become,

the 6 r e a t ~ r hia energy use • A.nd waste. !t ie quite evident . i f ' he

aontinues to multiply o.nd oontinuea to require more f;lna.rgy,. he wil l

h.o.vo to look for i t in ~ t : t m e new plaoA.s, or e r t t i r ~ l y revamp his mnoh.in•

EJtY• 'Xher.e l:l.ppe·&.r oertaiQ busic dungora for mu .n a..lout>; the pa.thway ofuBing o.tomio e.nergy .. da.cgerzs of prooesaes e.nd ueee get t ing "''·-"t; ofhfl..nd, t h e ~ e blowing himself and his planet to Kingdom Come .. 1'here mayba s.s mny dangers u l o n ~ the pathwaya of eEJ:rth l eo t r i.oi ty • E}lect:rQ'"'

m n . e ; n e t i ~ a t m o s ~ h e : r i c eleotr ioi ty . or ll.al :nr power, btrtl aOm.ehow I

have a £ealing there are not . Everythingwe:

huvo 1 everything we know •was FUt together onoa. Aa far as wo havo leorneo, the putt ing togethe r prooesa h1u1 consumed <Jonsidero.bla oi' thA.t which we know a.s 11 time 11

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Pnrhfl:pS 11hu-r:r-yn has been the tuna Cf the piper - o.nd WO havon't Mired

the pr-ioo

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