Arindam Banerjee studied in St. Xavier's School, Doranda (near Ranchi), then completed B.Tech.(Hons.) in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1978, where, in his final year, he was elected to the highest student representative position. He worked for over 11 years in Bharat Electronics (Ghaziabad) during which period he completed a part-time M.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Delhi. Today he is employed as a Principal Engineer by a large telecommunications company, and lives in Melbourne. In his professional career, he has developed various radar/IFF antenna systems; worked on software relating to database and security issues; teletraffic engineering relating to dimensioning of telephone signalling networks; simulation of very large call centres for improving customer waiting times; and is now involved in research activity relating to multimedia call handling. Known in the Bengali circles of Melbourne for his acting, he also indulges in writing to various Usenet newsgroups.

The book is dedicated to:

My family and all small children

Summary:

This book introduces the fundamental concepts and designs of new engines that can deliver unlimited power without burning any fuel. Deriving from subtler observation of the physics underlying motion, traditional concepts relating to inertia are overturned, by simple experiments anyone can perform, and school-level mathematics. Overturning Newton's first law of motion naturally leads to the law of conservation of energy existing as a special case; detailed drawings and descriptions of heat-less engines are given. Challenging Einstein's idea that faster-than-light travel is impossible, the exploration of the universe is made open to the human race. The drawings and designs for interstellar spaceships are presented in this remarkable book. The extraordinary simplicity behind all such startling new ideas will attract even the most casual reader.

The scientist-author and his family are entwined with this absorbing work, providing keen human interest. The author fervently hopes that the success of his ideas will lead to a marvellous improvement of the human condition, and a far better world.