Product Description
This riveting work of investigative reporting and history exposes classified government projects to build gravity-defying aircraft--which have an uncanny resemblance to flying saucers.

The atomic bomb was not the only project to occupy government scientists in the 1940s. Antigravity technology, originally spearheaded by scientists in Nazi Germany, was another high priority, one that still may be in effect today. Now for the first time, a reporter with an unprecedented access to key sources in the intelligence and military communities reveals suppressed evidence that tells the story of a quest for a discovery that could prove as powerful as the A-bomb.

The Hunt for Zero Point explores the scientific speculation that a "zero point" of gravity exists in the universe and can be replicated here on Earth. The pressure to be the first nation to harness gravity is immense, as it means having the ability to build military planes of unlimited speed and range, along with the most deadly weaponry the world has ever seen. The ideal shape for a gravity-defying vehicle happens to be a perfect disk, making antigravity tests a possible explanation for the numerous UFO sightings of the past 50 years.

Chronicling the origins of antigravity research in the world's most advanced research facility, which was operated by the Third Reich during World War II, The Hunt for Zero Point traces U.S. involvement in the project, beginning with the recruitment of former Nazi scientists after the war. Drawn from interviews with those involved with the research and who visited labs in Europe and the United States, The Hunt for Zero Point journeys to the heart of the twentieth century's most puzzling unexplained phenomena.

From the Hardcover edition.

Amazon.com Review
Imagine the power, economic and military, that would fall into the hands of the person who figured out how to bypass the ordinary laws of physics, defy gravity, and travel near the speed of light.

Though it sometimes seems to fall in the realm of science fiction more than pure science, aviation-technology journalist Nick Cook's intriguing tale involves the long quest to develop antigravity vehicles and the sometimes eccentric characters who have played a part in it: Nazi rocket engineers, backyard inventors, NASA scientists, conspiracy theorists, and UFO watchers among them. The last group figures, Cook explains, because the ideal craft for "electrogravitic reaction" would take the form of a disc, a design consideration seen in the shape of current stealth aircraft. It could just be, the author suggests, that what witnesses have taken to be flying saucers might instead be antigravity-aircraft prototypes, though he cautions that "the subject is too complex ... to conform to a single explanation."

And therein hangs a good part of this always interesting, if admittedly speculative, story, which, regardless of the truth of the matter (or, perhaps, antimatter), will appeal to techies and Trekkies alike. --Gregory McNamee

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 83 reviews)

Written by a Jane's aerospace writer...

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This book was written by a British aerospace journalist that writes for Jane's. If you are familiar with Jane's then `nuff said. If not, let me put it this way... if Jane's publishes it, you can bet you life on it; and somebody, some where is doing just that as you read this.

Jane's Publications are the gold standard in military technology. End of story.

Let me grossly over simplify, everything in our universe is made from energy in some form...atoms and their components, dark matter... zero point is about tapping into this energy. This book states that this connection has already been made by Nicola Tesla, and that others have done a great deal more in developing this technology.

May 11, 2008

Reads like a thriller

A fascinating trip through history and government black projects. Nothing in this book is beyond possible. Nick Cook has done a masterful job!
March 25, 2008

Very interesting to read, kept me interested..

I won't summarize as others have done that better than I could (see Seeger's review) but Cook has taken what could have been a very dry investigation and presented it in an interesting and very enjoyable read. I really enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I expected one of those books where I'd read about 7-8 pages and fall asleep. Instead, I could barely put it down. Good investigative reporting presented in a great manner. What he finds really made me think. Great job Mr.Cook! I'm ready for the next adventure.
March 05, 2008

Zero Point is a "Must Read"

This is a very well researched and detailed book. It can be a bit slow at times with all the details, but the author does an excellent job of tying everything together. If you want to know what our "real" government has been up to since WWII, then read this book. The answer will shock you and leave you wondering, "what do they plan to do with this technology and who is actually in control of it".
February 17, 2008

found point zero

Really enjoy a well researched book. Subject matter couldn't be more fascinating. Reads as a detective novel. Other books on this subject feel circumstancial and speculative, so it is refreshing to have a guy "pounding the pavement" perspective. I felt like if Nick corroborates the information then you can bet that something is there. If this subject is new to you then, this should be the first book you read. Makes really high tech stuff comprehensible, for the dummer people like me.
January 12, 2008

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