- Henry Kolm
Henry Herbert Kolm (b.1924 [?] ) is an American physicist associated with
MIT for many years, with extensive expertise in high-power magnets and strong magnetic fields.Professor at MIT
Professor Kolm was one of the founders and a long-time director of the
Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory . As such his goal was the creation and application of highmagnetic field s.He has also worked onmagnetic levitation for transit applications and on various electromagnetic space launch concepts including the MITMass Driver 1 in 1976–1977, continuing into the 1980s.Over the years he worked with
Francis Bitter ,Gerard K. O'Neill , andEric Drexler , among others.Recent Comment Regarding Interrogation Methods
In a recent op-ed column by
Frank Rich [ cite journal | title = The 'Good Germans' Among Us | author = Frank Rich | publisher = New York Times | date = 14 October 2007 ] Kolm was quoted as saying, "We got more information out of a German general with a game of chess or Ping-Pong than they do today, with their torture", in recounting his experience interrogating Colonel Rudolf Hess, Hitler's personal military advisor (not to be confused withRudolf Hess , Hitler's deputy [Personal communication, to WWheaton from H. Kolm. Also corrected age to 83 from 90 quoted by Rich. 24 Oct 2007] ) over a chessboard.References
See also
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railgun
*coil gun
*Mass Driver 1
*helical railgun
*Maglev train
*Piezo electricity External links
* [http://www.magplane.com/ Magplane Technology, Inc.] , one of his latest ventures.
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