Over the last few years I have acquired a fairly thick skin and I try to ignore the unflattering comments that are occasionally aimed in my direction. Some recent suggestions about my character are disrespectful and I feel that I should try to set the record straight.
I've spent all my spare time over the last 50 years or so researching the legend of Bessler's wheel. As a result of my research I self-published a biography of Bessler, Perpetual Motion, An Ancient Mystery Solved?
I also published four books authored by Bessler complete with translations into English, they are, Gruendlicher Bericht, Apologia Poetica, Das Triumphirende and Maschinen Tractate. I don't know any German so I had to have the translations done for me.
I obtained a large amount of information over many years from English and German libraries consisting newspaper reports, letters and other documents. Still no German language skills, so more translation needed.
My first website went up in 1998 and I had to teach myself about computers and the internet and book publishing, I was an aircraft engineer back then and there wasn’t much call for computer literacy, nor internet savvy or self-publishing back in the 1990s.
I've published several websites disclosing my findings on Bessler's codes etc, my ideas about how Bessler's wheel worked, kiiking, the remain of his windmill etc.
My intention then was to put as much information about the legend of Bessler’s wheel, out there as I possibly could. Nothing’s changed and all I wanted then, as now, is for someone to succeed, me if possible, but anyone would do. I have already said that if I was to succeed, I don't wan't to patent it, I would just publish the whole thing freely so that no one could patent it.
I made a commitment to publish on a certain date which seemed achievable, but I failed to make it. I’ve apologised and I gave my reasons. I won’t be making any more commitments to do something on a certain date. I don’t think I’ve broken any promises other than one I just mentioned. This project has cost a lot of money and in no way has it financed holidays to Spain etc, and I utterly refute all the unpleasant comments and suggestions posted here lately.
JC
