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"I just can't be politic. I never learned how to do that and I don't like doing that. I think it's false."
- Harlan Ellison
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| Fottengill Process | ||
| An early mention of the idea that energy can be derived from random noise. |
Prof. Otto WolfStammer, a comparative musicologist, wrote an elaborate report on the music of the natives of planet Lamruth, who had been given an air raid siren for the purposes of making music.
| The paper was read by a scientist on earth, who used it as the point of departure for theoretical study in the latent energy and soundwaves. An engineer saw the study and published a speculation on the amount of on harnessed energy released hourly in the noise of the average large city. Other scientists and engineers became interested in eventually they you've all the now famous Fottengill process, by which all major cities of Earth have free electrical power conveniently processed from their own noise. |
| Technovelgy from Gypped,
by Lloyd Biggle, Jr.. Published by Galaxy Science Fiction in 1956 Additional resources -
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Compare the science-fictional idea of the Fottengill Process with these real-life technologies:
Compare to the transkin from Parasite Planet (1935) by Stanley Weinbaum. See also Harvest Power From Stray Energy from The Golden Girl of Munan (1928) by Harl Vincent.
The prototype nanogenerators use the following interesting properties of zinc oxide nanostructures; they show both piezoelectric and semiconducting features.
The shirt uses piezoelectric film to absorb sound waves and convert them into electricity.
Crowd Farms would make use of the endless human movements found in train stations and sidewalks, harnessing this power source to create electricity.
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