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From: jared@valuserve.com (Andromeda.net- Anderson, Jared)
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 16:55:50 -0700
Fwd Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 21:24:58 -0400
Subject: Re: Documentation of the transistor's invention

> From: "WHITE" <mjawhite@digitaldune.net> [John White]
> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 14:00:33 -0700
> Fwd Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 23:36:19 -0400
> Subject: Re: Documentation of the transistor's invention

> All of the above is interesting material, and it
> was fairly well-known when Corso wrote his book.
> Why would he ignore it?  In other words,  although it is true that
> the  many, many websites, encyclopedias, dictionaries of
> technical terms, physics textbooks, electrical engineering
> textbooks, handbooks, etc., merely direct us to good
> source material on the history of transistors,  other than the fact
> that
> the materials are old or out of print or just hard to obtain, they
> are out there somewhere, and someone will get them, review them,
> and if they are List members, post them.

> It is hard to fathom why someone with Corso's background would make an
> allegation which may be checked rather easily for accuracy.  (The List
> members are coming up with more and more information,
> each piece leading to another.)

> We presume that military professionals like
> those with Corso's background don't fib for the fun of it.  That they
> will fib is not unheard of,  but there has to be a mighty good reason
> for it.

> I would hate to think that he fibbed to make a buck, and I would be
> even more chagrined to think that the quality of our military
> mentality
> was such that a person from that environment offered as an indicator
> of military thinking an ignorance of the ability of ordinary,
> every-day folks to check out the accuracy of the allegations.
> Hubris is a mild word for that.

I agree John, taking refuge in the belief that Corso lied to make some
money from sales of his book is a simple excuse not to investigate
matter. In my mind, his credentials and military stature alone are
enough to warrant a detailed investigation of his story but even beyond
that is the fact that his story is easier to investigate than some of
the cryptic stories of the past. For this reason, it may be seen as
irresponsible for the research community to ignore an investigation into
his claims. If Corso wrote a book about some classified UFO project that
happened X number of years ago that was allegedly maintained and buried
down some deep dark military hole with no visible potential for
verification, than an investigation would be far less likely to yield
any results and would almost be rendered moot. Corso's story is much
further into the open than we're used to seeing which enhances the
opportunity to investigate it. As Corso's story has elements that are
visible in American corporate history with a number of technology
corporations that he's cited, I would say that verifications and/or
debasements will be forthcoming sooner rather than later. It occurrs to
me that if Corso decided to fabricate this whole story he is far less
intelligent than people are giving him credit for because he must've
realized that researchers would investigate his claims and expose him as
a fraud.

If we are able to show that certain elements of his story are false than
doubts about his story as a whole will earn justification as we've
normally done with witness testimony that did not stand up to scrutiny
in the past. All information that detracts from Corso's claims should be
posted as well as information that may support them.

Invesitgations aside, the only way that Corso would be able to bolster
his credibility now is to get his Pentagon buddies "in the know" past or
present that support his story and blow it open on 20/20 or some other
repected news magazine. Would it be safe to say this is unlikely?


Jared.