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Hello Greg - 

CA>> My stepfather gave me a collection of "Popular Mechanics"
CA>> dating back into the '50s and there was a man who had used
CA>> a greater portion of his lifetime developing a 'free
CA>> piston engine' with a magnet embedded within the piston.
CA>> It was started by firing a .22 caliber at one end and then
CA>> would run until the fuel supply was shut off. He could
CA>> generate electricity and power his entire house with this
CA>> little engine that he could hold in one hand. They
CA>> predicted that people would have these in their homes and
CA>> not need the utility companies anymore back in the '50s.
CA>> The engine disappeared and I seem to be the only one now
CA>> who even knows it exists. The man had invested all of his
CA>> time and money into this and I can imagine his frustration
CA>> and embarassment when it failed. It seems it shouldn't
CA>> have failed IMO. 

GE> I did a web search for "free-piston engine". Tons of hits.
GE> Lots of people still working on it. 

Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us. Have you done
any other searches lately or just this one search? 

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