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<p>Create biographical page for person listed in The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists (web-verified; red-link batch 6)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox scientist<br /> | name = Boris Volfson<br /> | fields = Propulsion (proposed)<br /> | known_for = U.S. Patent 6,960,975 for an &quot;anti-gravity&quot; space vehicle<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Boris Volfson&#039;&#039;&#039; is an inventor from Huntington, Indiana, known for a United States patent describing a proposed anti-gravity space vehicle. He is listed in &#039;&#039;[[The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists]]&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> ==Patent==<br /> In 2005 Volfson was granted U.S. Patent 6,960,975, &quot;Space vehicle propelled by the pressure of inflationary vacuum state&quot; (filed 14 March 2005, issued 1 November 2005). The patent describes a craft with a cooled hollow superconductive shield that, when energized by an electromagnetic field, is claimed to produce quantized vortices of lattice ions projecting a gravitomagnetic field. According to the application, this would form a spacetime-curvature anomaly outside the vehicle whose imbalance provides propulsion.<br /> <br /> The patent drew wide attention as an example of fringe or &quot;crank&quot; science; commentators noted that it builds on Eugene Podkletnov&#039;s disputed claim that superconductors can shield gravity, a claim not accepted by mainstream physics. The proposed mechanism has no accepted theoretical or experimental basis.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [https://patents.google.com/patent/US6960975 U.S. Patent 6,960,975 at Google Patents]<br /> * [https://patents.justia.com/patent/6960975 U.S. Patent 6,960,975 at Justia]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Scientist|Volfson Boris]]<br /> [[Category:Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists]]</div>

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