Who invented the device called the Keely Motor, and what was it?
John M. Keely invented the “Keely Motor” which is a fraudulent device. He claimed that he had discovered a wonderful new physical force, and he applied this force to the “Keely Motor” during the post-Civil War era. He never revealed how the devise worked, and he never divulged the nature of his own Keely Motor Company, but many Philadelphians invested in his company. Addison B. Burk, president of the Spring Garden Institute, and E.A. Scott, a consulting engineer, finally proved that the “Keely Motor” was a fraud. Source: Philadelphia: The Fabulous City of Firsts, 1976, p.13, G. Don Fairbairn, 974.
John M. Keely invented the “Keely Motor” which is a fraudulent device. He claimed that he had discovered a wonderful new physical force, and he applied this force to the “Keely Motor” during the post-Civil War era. He never revealed how the devise worked, and he never divulged the nature of his own Keely Motor Company, but many Philadelphians invested in his company. Addison B. Burk, president of the Spring Garden Institute, and E.A. Scott, a consulting engineer, finally proved that the “Keely Motor” was a fraud. Source: Philadelphia: The Fabulous City of Firsts, 1976, p.13, G.
