Hieronymus machine

A Hieronymus machine is any of the patented radionics devices invented by electrical engineer Thomas Galen Hieronymus (21 November 1895 – 21 February 1988).[1] Hieronymus received a U.S. Patent for his invention in 1949, which was described in the patent application title as a device for "detection of emanations from materials and measurement of the volumes thereof".[2][3]

Skeptics and scientists consider the devices to be an example of pseudoscience and quackery.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Hite, LeLand L. "The Hieronymus Hoax: Radionics, the Miraculous Pathoclast, and Deception" (PDF). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ^ U.S. patent 2,482,773.
  3. ^ Sampson, Wallace; Vaughn, Lewis. (2000). Science Meets Alternative Medicine: What the Evidence Says about Unconventional Treatments. Prometheus Books. p. 109. ISBN 1-57392-803-8.
  4. ^ Gardner, Martin. (2012 edition, originally published in 1957). Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science. Dover Publications. pp. 347–348. ISBN 0-486-20394-8.
  5. ^ John Sladek. (1973). The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Science and Occult Beliefs. Hart-David MacGibbon. p. 269.
  6. ^ Williams, William F. (2000). Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience: From Alien Abductions to Zone Therapy. Facts on File Inc. p. 146. ISBN 1-57958-207-9.