Questlove has produced recordings for artists including elvis costello, common, dangelo, jill scott, erykah badu, bilal, jayz, nikka costa, and more recently, al green, amy winehouse, and john legend. Navy at the philadelphia naval shipyard in philadelphia, pennsylvania, sometime around october 28, 1943. Underground german ww2 tunnels and 88 mm gun location. Navy destroyer escort uss eldridge was claimed to have been rendered invisible or cloaked to enemy devices the story first appeared in 1955, in letters of unknown origin. The album would eventually go gold, and the song with badu earned the roots a grammy award for best rap performance by a duo or group in 2000. The group is a jazz combo, but they inflect hip hop beats and attitude thanks to. Those who are familiar with uri caine only as an avantist acoustic pianist, or christian mcbride as the neobop acoustic bassist of choice, will be blissfully surprised by the philadelphia experiment. In the early 2000s, questlove began to move away from playing music to producing music. The goal was to make ships invisible to radar, but the result exceeded all expectations. It peaked at number 7 on the billboard jazz albums chart.
Simpson and neal r published in 1978 the novel thin air and in 1979 charles berlitz and william moore wrote the philadelphia experiment. Sep 28, 1978 the author of this book started off his investigation in order to disprove the fact that the philadelphia experiment ever happened, so he says. The philadelphia experiment timeline this timeline was created to properly set the stage of events that transpired around, and during the philadelphia experiment. He also wrote scores for some movies, played the drums live on various television shows, and even played his music in movies. In 1956, allende sent the first of over 50 handwritten letters to the author and amateur astronomer. The philadelphia experiment is a trio made up of three of phillys finest, drummer. The philadelphia experiment the story begins in june of 1943, with the u. The philadelphia experiment is a 2001 studio album by the philadelphia experiment, a collaborative project including pianist uri caine, bassist christian mcbride, and drummer ahmir questlove thompson.
O n this podcast we look at the philadelphia experiment. The philadelphia experiment your time travel experience. May 01, 2012 the philadelphia experiment the book, the movie may 1, 2012 david halperin its a good grade b movie, a friend of mine told me several years ago when i admitted id never seen the 1984 film the philadelphia experiment. A united states navy destroyer escort participates in a navy invisibility experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future.
The experiences of bielek related to the philadelphia experiment affected him deep within his soul. Almost everything that we know about the philadelphia experiment and the alleged teleportation of the uss eldridge emerged from the mind and pen of a colorful character named carl m. In addition to the bermuda triangle, which has sold over 10 million copies in twentythree languages, berlitz wrote other best sellers on archaeology, languages, atlantis. How the philadelphia experiment worked howstuffworks.
A rumored naval experiment operated out of the philadelphia naval yard. In this book, moore claimed that albert einstein completed. The philadelphia experiment tells the story of the governments attempt at optical and radar invisibility with a navy ship called the us eldridge that resulted in a catastrophe but may have also uncovered a whole new area of physics essentially warping space. He also helped to perform as a drummer for some bands, including the philadelphia experiment. It was an attempt by the navy to create a ship that could not be detected by magnetic mines and or radar. This exciting scifi thriller chronicles the further adventures of a 1943 sailor who is thrust into the mid 1980s during an experiment in time travel. The philadelphia experiment project rainbow the philadelphia experiment, otherwise known as project rainbow, has been a subject of long controversy and debate. The legend of the philadelphia experiment began on january, 1956, when morris k. The book has some value mainly for the sparce input provided by al bielek. Notable tv shows which mention the philadelphia experiment include the xfiles, pawn stars, sanctuary, warehouse and the macros. Much of the timeline provided in the stories of the philadelphia experiment does not line up with known shiplogs, docking dates and the like. For those who dont know what the philadelphia experiment was it is a legend among ufo hunters and alien conspiracy fans involving teleportation of a u. Explores the strange case of al bielekonly known survivor of philadelphia experimentand the mysterious death of famed astronomer m.
Jessup who first broke the news about the disappearance of the warship and its subsequent teleportation into another dimension. October 28, 1943 was the date of one of the most significant scientific experiments in history the socalled philadelphia experiment. With many decades of history between 1943 and today, all historical study points to no. Einstein never solved the unified field theory, but the very nature of the philadelphia experiment suggests otherwise. Well, well leave all those questions to the conspiracy theorists and scifi aficionados among us. Babies making babies, released on urban theory records in 2002. Government researchers try to recreate the 1943 philadelphia experiment to cloak warships, but their success has unintended consequences, forcing the survivor of the original experiment and his granddaughter to combat the death and destruction. With brad johnson, marjean holden, gerrit graham, john christian graas. It has also made him sensitive to any alteration to the time. However, its results were far different and much more dangerous than the. The true story of the philadelphia experiment documentary. Carlos miguel merideth allende, a sailor claiming to have been on an accompanying ship, the s.
The story goes that in october of 1943, at the philadelphia naval shipyard, an experiment was conducted aboard a us navy cannonclass destroyer escort called the uss eldridge, number de173. A colleague at battelle had introduced us to the story in fall of 1989. Keel to robert a goerman on august 10th, 1983 and is pretty interesting in the overall genesis of the book the philadelphia experiment by berlitz and moore and the legend of the px in general. Nikola tesla and the secrets of the philadelphia experiment.
It supposedly ran during world war 2 alongside operations like the manhattan project. Here is the truth in a report so shattering it is difficult to believe its not fiction. After a decade of research into the experiment, he offers new insight on just how this experiment may have occurred, as. Apr 08, 2017 the essence of the philadelphia experiment is that a us marine destroyer escort rendered itself invisible in a naval experiment, in a shipyard in philadelphia. The philadelphia experiment is a 1984 science fiction film. Jan 01, 2015 the philadelphia experiment reads like a movie script, which is ironic given that it was a movie of the same name that triggered apparent repressed memories in one al bielek who would come forward claiming not only was the film and the conspiracy that inspired it very true, but he was a part of the events events that would, if accept the story, would lead to incidents much further afield. Allen, better known by his pseudonym carlos miguel allende. The author of this book started off his investigation in order to disprove the fact that the philadelphia experiment ever happened, so he says. References to the philadelphia experiment have appeared in much popular culture.
The philadelphia experiment has been one of the most enduring legends of the 20 th century, but after a decade of intense research, marshall barnes may have finally solved the puzzle. David herdegs participation in a failed 1943 experiment in radar invisibility has propelled him 40 years into the future. The philadelphia experiment is an alleged united states navy experiment project rainbow done on october 28, 1943. The genesis of the philadelphia experiment myth dates back to 1955 with. The philadelphia experiment licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. Sep 02, 2010 the philadelphia experiment licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. The philadelphia experiment the book, the movie may 1, 2012 david halperin its a good grade b movie, a friend of mine told me several years ago when i admitted id never seen the 1984 film the philadelphia experiment. Carlos claimed to have been stationed on the ss andrew furuseth, a vessel docked in the philadelphia naval shipyard with a clear view of the eldridge when it disappeared. Moore and charles berlitz simply go in search of the story behind the.
Teamed with ahmir thompson, drummer for hiphop titans the roots, the band explores the depth and breadth of funky soul as it hasnt been heard. The majority of these inquiries are directed to the office of naval research or to the fourth naval district in philadelphia, the frequency of these queries predictably intensifies each time the experiment is mentioned by the popular press, often in a science fiction book. Philadelphia experiment the philadelphia experiment. The ship materialized once again hundreds of miles from philadelphia at the military base of norfolk, virginia with a crazed crew on board.
He then joined the merchant marine and was assigned to the s. It features guest appearances from guitarist pat martino, trumpeter john swana, and cellist larry gold. The principle that lay behind the philadelphia experiment was the unified field theory. The philadelphia experiment the book, the movie david. The movies 100 million bc, outpost and devils pass all make reference to the philadelphia experiment.
But there is one, very interesting story that, despite the facts and testimonies presented against it, has a hold on peoples imagination it is the story of when the u. The book jumps all over the place with stories about things like some guy who was enslaved in a cave in some desert somewhere by devils. And according to the second part of the story of the philadelphia experiment, the navy did something with it. This included, according to one source, two massive generators of 75 kva each, mounted where the forward gun turret would have been, distributing their power through four. Its not good enough to simply make a ship disappear, after all. The philadelphia experiment by frost, released 31 january 20 1. The philadelphia experiment 2 1993 rotten tomatoes. In 2001, he collaborated as the drummer for the philadelphia experiment, a collaborative instrumental jazz album featuring christian mcbride and uri caine, and the dj of the compilation questlove presents. He is a member of the production teams the soulquarians, the randy watson experience, the soultronics, the beat biters with producers just blaze and 9th wonder, the grand negaz and the grand. Navy destroyer escort uss eldridge was claimed to have been rendered invisible or cloaked to enemy devices. This theory states that gravity and magnetism are connected, just as mass and energy are connected through the formula e mc 2. According to legend, the destroyer uss eldridge was made invisible, dematerialized, and teleported from philadelphia, pennsylvania, to norfolk, virginia, and back again to the philadelphia naval yard.
It is directed by stewart raffill and stars michael pare, bobby di cicco, and nancy allen and based on the urban legend of the philadelphia experiment. There was a 1993 sequel philadelphia experiment ii, in which nazis got a modern warplane via a timeslip and won world war two, while simultaneously defeating the laws of physics. One of the presentations at the last its symposium concerning the topic, and as we walked we began to ponder out loud how we might rationally and explain such an experiment. William moore is the coauthor with charles berlitz of the philadelphia experiment and the roswell incident.
All records of the tragedy have been kept secret, but there was a rumor linking the experiment with the great inventor nikola tesla, who supposedly made all the necessary calculations and drawings and. The experiment involved the creation of a force field which rendered the ship invisible both to the eye and to radar. The philadelphia experiment by charles frambach berlitz. Jessup received the first of a series of strange letters signed by carlos miguel allendeor as he sometimes signed his name, carl allen. For decades, carlos allende aka carl allen was the sole witness of the allegedly supernatural events surrounding the 1943 philadelphia experiment. Questlove, christian mcbride and uri caine are getting the philadelphia experiment back together at newport jazz fest the philadelphia experiment its quite possibly that ahmir questlove thompson s set to see of 2017 wont be the one he played at the the roots annual summer kickoff party, the roots picnic awesome as that. He was the drummer for the philadelphia experiment, a collaborative instrumental jazz album featuring christian mcbride and uri caine, released on ropeadope records in 2001 and the dj of the compilation questlove presents. The philadelphia experiment by richard anderson, published on february 1, 2002. Although the philadelphia experiment was one of the first books to investigate the tpx, the legend really began with one man, mr. The philadelphia experiment is an alleged military experiment supposed to have been carried out by the u. The ship was miraculously teleported 200 miles 320km to norfolk, virginia, where she was spotted by the crew of the ss andrew furuseth. Named after a chinua achebe book, things fall apart housed the single you got me, which featured a nowlegendary drum solo from questlove and guest vocals from erykah badu.
In addition to the bermuda triangle, which has sold over 10 million copies in twentythree languages, berlitz wrote other best sellers on archaeology. With michael pare, nancy allen, eric christmas, bobby di cicco. On july 14, 1942, allende joined the marine corps and was discharged on may 21, 1943 taken from the book titled the philadelphia experiment, pg 99. Now, official documents and firsthand stories have been revealed. The initial letter was in response to jessups book the case for the ufo 1955. The philadelphia experiment reads like a movie script, which is ironic given that it was a movie of the same name that triggered apparent repressed memories in one al bielek who would come forward claiming not only was the film and the conspiracy that inspired it very true, but he was a part of the events events that would, if accept the story, would lead to incidents. On july 14, 1942, allende joined the marine corps and was discharged on may 21, 1943 taken from the book titled the philadelphia experiment, pg. An aberration in his genetic makeup enabled him to pass through the portal of time. The philadelphia experiment the skeptics dictionary.
The philadelphia experiment timeline the philadelphia. The incident inspired a 1984 film, the philadelphia experiment, which used the time travel aspect as the hinge for a fishoutofwater romance. With all the different sources of information available on the px over 65 books, videos, etc. The dividing line recorded live at the keswick theatre, pa. Most believe the story to be a hoax and the navy has denied its plausibility saying that the story does not conform to known physics. The philadelphia experiment the first fulllength documented report on a chilling unsolved mystery thats been discussed for years. John a keel on the philadelphia experiment the philadelphia. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. The real philadelphia experiment how the philadelphia.
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