author
William R. Corliss
1926–2011
A physicist with a taste for mysteries, he became best known for gathering strange scientific reports and unexplained phenomena into careful, highly readable reference works.
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Direct Conversion of Energy
by William R. Corliss
About the author
William R. Corliss was an American physicist and writer, born in 1926 and died in 2011. Alongside a technical career, he developed a lasting interest in unusual observations that sat at the edges of accepted science.
He is especially remembered for his large compilations of anomalies—reports on odd events in astronomy, geology, biology, archaeology, and other fields. Rather than turning them into sensational stories, he usually organized them like a researcher, collecting sources and presenting cases for readers to weigh for themselves.
That mix of scientific training and curiosity gave his books a distinctive place in nonfiction. For listeners drawn to unsolved questions, overlooked data, and the history of strange ideas, his work still feels like an invitation to keep asking better questions.