Lost Science

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Summary: Mr.Vassilatos is an awsome teacher
Review: acyually i never read the book but i will, mr.v teacheches my 7th grade science class, he is so cool, he has his own opion on life, in 7th grade we are learing about Tesla and Marie Curie, and so on, rock on mr.v

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Summary: The reference standard of borderland research
Review: An extraordinary masterpiece of historical documentation. Compendious in its scope, and prose-like in its delivery, 'Lost Science' uncovers, through the skillful artistry of its author, Gerry Vassilatos, the actual source behind the genius of these unacknowledged visionarys.

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Summary: Required Reading
Review: Every serious student of archaeology should read this fine and well researched book.

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Summary: Be Informed
Review: Great book. Tells of the supression by our government (and others) and proves the extent of its control (for the benefit of special interests, rather than the interests of the people) through the listing of many revolutionary, but near completely supressed/discredited inventors. They haven't been given an ounce of credit by conventional authorities (or public/school textbooks).

And some of the technologies mentioned in this book ARE available. Some are the exactly the same as the original, but most are not, though very close. So by searching around you CAN unsupress these forgotten technologies (and works of their brilliant inventors) and use them yourself under the government's radar. So good luck hunting.

By the way, I endorse this book and suggest you give a copy to those you know believe the media and government "experts".

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Summary: Don't buy this book
Review: I could not read the entire book. The book is filled with very long sentences meaning absolutely nothing. The book is written like a novel. There are no references of where the author takes his information. I'm a very big fan of Nikola Tesla and I could not even read completely the chapter concerning Tesla. It takes the author way too much time to get to the point so I ended skipping a lot of paragraphs and pages to get to the information. The lost science will stay lost with this book.

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Summary: BAD WRITING, GOOD INFORMATION
Review: It's too bad that Gerry Vassilatos didn't hire a good editor to clean up his tortured treatment of the English language in this book because he has some great material. It's clear he did considerable research in profiling the discoveries of a number of inventors whose brilliant work never made it to mainstream America. Too bad, since we could be enjoying free energy, warp drive to the stars and a cure for cancer. I don't mean that sarcastically either -- I think these men (they were all men) actually made the discoveries claimed in the book. One reason I bought this book was my interest in the work of Royal R. Rife, who, judging from all sources I've seen, really invented a machine that stopped cancer; his cure rate was 100% But we don't have this machine today, nor do we have the unlimited wireless energy promised by Nikola Tesla (another amazing and fascinating character) or the fusion reactor that actually worked, as created by Philo T. Farnsworth. The author gives us a feast of unrealized potential for the betterment of society.

And that brings me to another problem with this book. The author weaves his own opinions and ideas in among the stories of these inventors, and due again to his idiosyncratic writing style, it is often unclear as to just what point he is trying to make. He mixes metaphors in appearing to endorse the old idea of the "ether" which he introduces along with his first story, that of Baron Von Reichenbach and his "od" energy. The idea of a natural type of energy that is not electricity, but exists in abundance, is part of many of these inventions. Apparently Tesla was sensitive to this energy. But what exactly is it? It is always a kind of radiance that can be tapped by those who know it's there, who can listen to the earth, or feel it in the radiance from the moon (Von Reichenbach's somnambulists were driven crazy by moonlight). The author often becomes lyrical as he talks about the dream state, the shared consciousness, the archetypes, the sea of ideas that he sees as the source of all great breakthroughs. The ideas are apparently "in the ether." The inventor brings them forth, as gifts to mankind. But some gifts never reach the intended recipients because society runs on money, not creativity, and there are often powerful vested interests that stand to lose financially from technological changes. Technology gets suppressed because the military wants it or some organization wants to keep doing things the same old lucrative way.

I was startled to read in this book a new theory of the Philadelphia Experiment. In this version, the military first noticed the invisibility function while using huge and high-powered arc welding equipment, and they consulted Dr. Thomas Moray who had discovered a similar effect. Working together, they equipped the USS Eldridge with the equipment which made the ship blink invisible, with disastrous effect on the crew. There have been many versions and retellings of this event, and here is one more (from a source that is not Carlos Allende).

The author concludes with a little tale about water and fire and how mankind lost "contact with the inner water world" through its belief in the power of fire. We lost our way when we bought into the "thermodynamic model of the world." I think somewhere in all this garbled and often grammatically incorrect language is a profound thought. I guess as a professional editor myself, I find sentences that twist and turn without meaning especially annoying. I could have done with fewer sentences like "Dream waves ebb and flow in the mind of humanity." I would love to have a crack at editing this tangled mess of words into something coherent, but despite its considerable shortcomings, this book was worth reading. Like I said, if you can wade through the overdone metaphors, repetitious concepts, and bad English, you might be able to pick up some actual ideas.

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Summary: Fabulous Book
Review: Vassilatos has compiled an amazing treasure trove of information about a lost "etheric" science that, had it not been reviled or repressed by mainstream scientists or unscrupulous businesspeople, might have truly revolutionized science, industry, and medicine. An especially interesting chapter on the work of Royal R. Rife and an energy medicince cure for cancer that was suppressed by powerful doctors and institutions provides new insights into a lost vibrational healing technology. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Fabulous Book
Review: Vassilatos has compiled an amazing treasure trove of information about a lost "etheric" science that, had it not been reviled or repressed by mainstream scientists or unscrupulous businesspeople, might have truly revolutionized science, industry, and medicine. An especially interesting chapter on the work of Royal R. Rife and an energy medicince cure for cancer that was suppressed by powerful doctors and institutions provides new insights into a lost vibrational healing technology. Highly recommended.