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 Interesting possibilities September 17, 2008
W. Miller (Somewhere in Ohio)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Not having read anything by the author previously, I was pleasantly surprised at how well he made extremely complex theories, understandable to this layman.
While I don't always subscribe to "conspiracy" theories, the information presented here is enough to make one think differently about what we believe we... "know" to be true.
It was a good read, although the editing could have been a bit better.
Connecting the Dots January 14, 2009
Gareth Nicholson (Hong Kong)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a book review rather than a synopsis so ill keep it short and sweet! i first came across farrell's name when listening to a coast to coast interview he did with richard hoagland (of dark mission fame) and was so intrigued by the subject matter i ordered his book straight away. i wasn't disappointed. Ostensibly about the Philadelphia Experiment -- in which a U.S. military destroyer is supposed to have achieved optical invisibility during an anti-radar test -- secrets of the unified field is an intoxicating blend of history, secret physics and government cover-ups since the close of WW2. Farrell often describes his methodology as 'speculative history' and yet this does his him a disservice. Farrell has the rigor of an academic, is meticulous with sourcing and yet he manages to engage the reader -- despite the esoteric physics -- with consummate story-telling skills.
I couldn't put it down, and read the book almost in one sitting, much to my wife's chagrin! Without spoiling the book for other readers, Farrell ends with a summary of charges -- that certain governments, agencies and individuals are covering up higher technology and physics advances -- with ramifications for energy, propulsion, weaponry and space exploration -- for their own nefarious ends, and have been doing so since at least the 1940s. While the argument is cogent, I think the author and other writers on this subject need to do more to locate these secret elites and SHOW how they are benefiting NOW (as opposed to amorphous groups linked to the CIA, Nasa, Hitler's Nazis, and organized crime) or else one is left with the conclusion that they bolted for the stars long ago and are sipping cocktails on mars as we speak!
More Conspiracies from Mr. Farrell February 1, 2009
Robert C. Olson (Vacaville, California USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
More Conspiracies from Mr. Farrell
Joseph Farrell knows how to write an interesting conspiracy book. Secrets of the Unified Field is a narrowed continuation of all his previous books in this genre. It is interesting and puts forth some very intriguing suppositions about the "classified" WW2 Philadelphia Experiment, and the extremely secret Nazi Bell prototype experiments. Mr. Farrell also weaves into his narrative his many previous theories which makes for some entertaining reading. He documents to excess, although much of his documentation is from his prior works which hardly justifies some of his theories. He is informative though in his explanation of "The Unified Field" theory.
Overall the Secrets of the Unified Field is a continuation of his previous works in this area. I find his discussions on Nazi "wonder weapons" to be pretty much on the mark although I would recommend Nick Cook's The Hunt for Zero Point to be just a bit more insightful. As to his theories concerning the JFK assassination and other conspiracies it all makes for very entertaining, if not a bit suspect, reading.
I recommend this book if you are interested in this kind of thing. It is a "Ripley's Believe It or Not" kind of read that will grab you for its pure entertainment value and will probably stimulate a quest for additional information-which might be a little hard to come by. Mr. Farrell is a little more technical in his writing than the old Bermuda Triangle fad of the 1970 or the JFK conspiracy mantra of the `60s but still be weary and if interested seek out additional sources. I personally like to read this kind of thing as a break from more technical work. All in all interesting and in many ways stimulating for future investigation of this type of history mystery.
Interesting, informative, but still somewhat speculative September 20, 2008
Murgatroyd! (Orange Park, FL USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The author begins an evaluation of Einstein's Unified Field Theory with an eye to how even an impartial, rejected theory can be field-engineered in part. He has a valid concept. As an engineer myself, I see all kinds of field solutions that are based on old theories of one kind or another, usually superceded by newer theories, that work just fine.
What pushes this book a bit too far is the assertion that the Philadelphia Experiment, a supposed attempt by the US Navy to make a WWII destroyer escort ship invisible to radar, actually occurred. What is well-documented about the supposed author of this event, Carlos Miguel Allende (real name "Carl Allen") is that he has a long history of fabricating wild tales.
That said, I've often wondered if he saw another attempt, or heard of something along those lines that might be closer to the tale than we might like to believe. However, given his history, I have to question nearly everything that Carl Allen ever said, and it would be good advice to investigators and other authors to do likewise. Keep and open mind, but not so open that flies get in.
Where the author is on firmer ground is where he discusses "Die Glocke", or "The Bell", the Nazi attempt to create some kind of energy device. There is historic evidence that "something" called "The Bell" actually existed. Where it is now, what it did or was capable of doing, and who has it are still undetermined. This part of the author's spiel ("Die Glockenspiel"?) is worth the price of the book.
The author is probably correct in his assertions that Einstein's "Jewish Science" would be muted by the influence of earlier German theoreticists, and therefore would be more acceptable to the race-crazy Nazis. In all, this line of speculation - for speculation it still is - seems more solid and well-developed. His reflections on the infamous "Paperclip" operation and its impacts on post-war US science have merit, but his musing that there may have been an underground Nazi "guiding" of post-war science is to me a bit too far-fetched.
Overall, I found the book to be a good read and not excessively credulous as some of these texts frequently are. It did get me thinking along the lines of how previous generations developed working physical theories that were engineered, only to have more modern theories poke holes in them. The fact that the theory is wrong doesn't always impact its usefulness. As someone once said, "A workable, comprehensible inaccuracy is more valuable than an incomprehensible, insoluble truth."
How true.
Heavens to...
Murgatroyd!
 Not quite what I had expected, a bit hard to follow as well May 13, 2009
A. Shariff
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hi, I bought and read the "Secret of the Unified Field" with my usual high interest that goes with such subjects.
Though I know I would myself would probably would not be able to dig that much info, I do however, feel the need to comment in an honest manner that I believe will help improve a few things for the author's later publications.
Having read, there were two things that were quite obvious, one being spelling and grammatical errors throughout the book (and I don't mean the Jessup book annotations, which were presented in original form as much as possible).
Secondly, I was able to analyse that the book was more of like a writing down and coming to terms with the authors very own comprehension of the accounts and relating whatever he read in his research and other books. Much of the things was clearly unclaimed and sounded like a highly classifed gossip.
This book was more about clearing one's own head rather than somewhat of a profound research for others out there, like me, who do not have the time or means to research themselves but do constantly look forward to such written material to satisfy our curiosity and euphoria somewhat.
Much of the first chapter had "We'll get there in a moment" but never was it clear where the author was really going. Lot of basic info was incomplete such as the actual explanation of how Kron relates electrical tensor/space-time to UFT etc.
I am now thinking whether I should buy the Philosophers Stone and read another "according-to" and or try something else.
All in all, its probably good for readers who have never read anything about P.E/N.B but have some physics background.
It failed to clearly outline what "actually" the UFT is and how the scientists of then came about to it. The title suggested something a lot more to it.
Thanks never the less and all the best.
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