Charles G. Beaudette photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P1422

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Scope and Contents

The Charles G. Beaudette photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 345 photographs, negatives, and contact sheets collected and created by Charles G. Beaudette throughout the course of his research into cold fusion. The photographs were removed from “D2" and AI” in the Charles G. Beaudette papers (ACCN 2297) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections. The images depict Charles Beaudette, colleagues and laboratory (Room 1107, Meltdown Room) at the University of Utah. All are related to cold fusion, International Conferences on Cold Fusion and Innovative Energy Solutions, Inc.

Dates

1995-2005

Creator

Beaudette, Charles G., 1930- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Charles G. Beaudette (1930-2020) was born in 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Joseph and Ruth Gallagher Beaudette. He obtained a BS in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1952. While a student at MIT, Beaudette served as managing editor of The Tech, the official student newspaper. After graduation, Beaudette joined the United States Air Force, serving as a lieutenant in the Korean War; during his service, he taught radar operations. After leaving the military, Beaudette founded Dychro Corporation in 1958; in 1961, he sold it. Between 1963 and 1973, Beaudette worked as a senior engineer at EG and G Corporation in Wellesley, Massachusetts. During this time, he was involved in the invention of the office facsimile, or fax machine, registering two patents on image compression.

In 1973, Beaudette and his family moved to Maine. During this time, Beaudette workeda s a consulting engineer and market analyst. He retired in 1987, after which he spent his time writing; in 1989, he became interested in cold fusion, a topic that he wrote many articles about. In 2000, after a decade of research, Beaudette published the first edition of Excess Heat: Why Cold Fusion Research Prevailed. In 2012, Beaudette published of The Dark Side of Leadership: A cautionary Fable for Those who Serve as Trustees or Directors on Not-for-Profit Boards. Charles Beaudette died on August 9, 2020.

Extent

345 Items (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Charles G. Beaudette (1930-2020) was an electrical engineer and author with an expertise in cold fusion. This collection contains photographs, negatives, and contact sheets depicting cold fusion experiments at the University of Utah, International Conferences on Cold Fusion and Innovative Energy Solutions, Inc. dating from 1995 to 2005.