Status: Project commenced Dec. 2003
with Doug Mann's claim to a working device, which ended up running down
due to demagnetization after three months of continuous running.
Robert Calloway also claims to have accomplished rotation. Several
other replications were made,
but none of those achieved running mode. On July 31, 2005, the son
of Lee Bowman contacted us. See report.
Douglas A. Mann built a Bowman magnetic motor that
worked for about three months before it ran down due to the demagnetization of
the magnets. Some speculate that a different orientation that doesn't
stress the magnets as much might work better. Plans for the device are
presented here. It is relatively easy to build and relatively
inexpensive. No one has yet been able to replicate a working device.
Bowman
Magnet Motor Open Sourcing Project
