John Hammond

The person we are interested in is a prolific and famous inventor and radio pioneer by the name of John Hays Hammond, Jr., who at that time was in his early seventies. Back then, he had more patents issued to himself then any other man in the United States.

Hammond, had developed radio remote control which many reference works state serves as the basis for modern missile guidance systems. According to the Encyclopedia Britanica, the inventor established the Hammond Radio Research Laboratory in 1911.

By World War I, he had not only developed radio remote control but also incorporated within it a gyroscope enabling him to send a yacht on a 120 mile round trip between Gloucester, Mass and Boston. He also developed techniques for prevent enemy jamming of remote control, as well as invented a radio-controlled torpedo for coastal defense.

Hammond conducted some of the earliest experiments in frequency modulation. He devised a amplifier that was used on long-distance telephone lines.

During WW II he developed a variable-pitch ship propeller that increased engine efficiency. His later developments include a method of intelligence transmission called "Telespot."

He was president of the Hammond Research Corporation, a consulting firm, and often served as research consultant to large corporations.

It is significant, considering the exploratory implant work, to note that John Hays Hammond, Jr. had a belief that the mind could be influenced by radio waves. He was also conversant with the work of Nikola Tesla, the legally acknowledged creator of radio

He was said, by Puharich, to have been the only student Tesla had ever had. Bolstering that claim is the following fact. Following his financial spiral down, Tesla lived, with John Hays Hammond, Jr. at his estate. There, according to author and researcher Gerry Vassilatos in his interesting book "Secrets of Cold War Technology" the work they did lead to the some of the inventions noted above.

Relating to John Hays Hammond, Jr. is the secret project that Puharich claimed got underway in 1948, Project Penguin. puharich