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I just had a look at Tajmar's other publications[0]. They read like science fiction (well, that's of course because in a way they are): > Tajmar, M., and Assis

I just had a look at Tajmar's other publications[0]. They read like science fiction (well, that's of course because in a way they are): > Tajmar, M., and Assis, A.K.T., "Particles with Negative Mass: Production, Properties and Applications for Nuclear Fusion and Self-Acceleration", Journal of Advanced Physics 4, 77-82 (2015) > Tajmar, M., and Bertolami, O., "Hypothetical Gravity Control and Possible Influence on Space Propulsion", Journal of Propulsion and Power 21(4), 692-696 (2005) > Lörincz, I. and Tajmar, M., "Null-Results of a Superconducting Gravity-Impulse-Generator", 52nd AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA-2016-4988, Salt Lake City, July 25-27 (2016) I think his job ranks among the coolest positions in physics that I've come across: He does fundamental physics (something almost every physics undergrad dreams of doing), both theory and experiment and both quantum mechanics and General Relativity, and he literally does rocket science. Unreal. I didn't think such a position could exist. [0]: https://tu-dresden.de/ing/maschinenwesen/ilr/rfs/forschung/forschungsfelder/raumfahrtantriebe-und-neue-konzepte/breakthrough-propulsion-physics https://tu-dresden.de/ing/maschinenwesen/ilr/rfs/forschung/f...

snarfy 6y ago
He's had some controversy in the past and had a bit of a quack reputation. It's nice to see this research done. When I saw the name associated with this I assumed the opposite result.
- codethief 6y ago
  > He's had some controversy in the past and had a bit of a quack reputation. Can you provide more details or, possibly, sources? Was it just because he dared considering (and testing) "crazy claims" like the EmDrive in the first place?
  - snarfy 6y ago
    My impression was that yes, the majority of controversy was around his areas of research. I first heard of Tajmar when researching Heim theory which was itself pretty controversial.

snarfy 6y ago

He's had some controversy in the past and had a bit of a quack reputation. It's nice to see this research done. When I saw the name associated with this I assumed the opposite result.

codethief 6y ago
> He's had some controversy in the past and had a bit of a quack reputation. Can you provide more details or, possibly, sources? Was it just because he dared considering (and testing) "crazy claims" like the EmDrive in the first place?
- snarfy 6y ago
  My impression was that yes, the majority of controversy was around his areas of research. I first heard of Tajmar when researching Heim theory which was itself pretty controversial.