---- START NEW MESSAGE --- Received: from cherry.ease.lsoft.com [209.119.0.109] by dpmail10.doteasy.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.05) id A72D786019C; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:08:13 -0800 Received: from PEAR.EASE.LSOFT.COM (209.119.0.19) by cherry.ease.lsoft.com (LSMTP for Digital Unix v1.1b) with SMTP id <11.00CC1FD4@cherry.ease.lsoft.com>; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:08:04 -0500 Received: from MITVMA.MIT.EDU by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8e) with spool id 5122 for PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:02:10 -0500 Received: from MITVMA (NJE origin SMTP@MITVMA) by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LMail V1.2d/1.8d) with BSMTP id 6678; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:01:34 -0500 Received: from fed1mtao04.cox.net [68.6.19.241] by mitvma.mit.edu (IBM VM SMTP Level 430) via TCP with SMTP ; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:01:33 EST X-Comment: mitvma.mit.edu: Mail was sent by fed1mtao04.cox.net Received: from SONYGRT270PB ([68.107.54.114]) by fed1mtao04.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20040129040136.EELC29509.fed1mtao04.cox.net@SONYGRT270PB> for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:01:36 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Thread-Index: AcPmHJQvenmoxAtVRIKBtapJHwfPAQ== Message-ID: <20040129040136.EELC29509.fed1mtao04.cox.net@SONYGRT270PB> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:01:32 -0800 Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list Sender: pic microcontroller discussion list From: "James Newton, Host" Subject: Re: [OT:] Stirling engines To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Precedence: list X-RCPT-TO: Status: U X-UIDL: 371856205 source= http://www.piclist.com/piclist/2004/01/28/094249a.txt? Mike Hord says: > I've seen interviews with Dean Kamen (Mr. Segway) where he > suggests that he's seriously pursuing Stirling engine > technology. Or rather, he's putting engineers up to it. I > don't know what he's going to do with it, but there it is. > > Of course, he doesn't have that kind of money, and his > Segway of course isn't the model of an ideal product. Ok... Lets not start a holy war over Mr Kamen... I've run into a number of people who seem to think he is the ULTIMATE engineer, and while he sure has come up with some nice stuff and has overcome the odds to do it, I think everyone has some good and bad. If you want a good laugh on the subject of alternative heat engines, check out my little fantasy at http://techref.massmind.org/techref/idea/mc-heat-inject.htm --- James Newton: PICList.com webmaster, former Admin #3 mailto:jamesnewton@piclist.com 1-619-652-0593 phone http://www.piclist.com/member/JMN-EFP-786 PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics .