"Time Traveling in Akron, Ohio"

Thursday, May 12, 2005

Time travel expert speaks at ‘Young Inventors’ induction

Akron, Ohio — Dr. Ronald L. Mallett believes he’s on the verge of building the world’s first time machine.

A world-renowned Theoretical Physicist, Mallett appeared Saturday, April 30 at the National Gallery for America's Young Inventors 2005 Induction Ceremony. BTTF.com was a sponsor of the event with several DeLorean Time Machine models being signed by Mallett and raffled off to lucky winners.

As the keynote speaker, Dr. Mallett outlined his plans to prove Albert Einstein's theories which suggest time travel is possible. Referred to as one of the greatest minds since Einstein, Dr. Mallett is likely to succeed.

He was recently featured in a documentary on The Learning Channel (U.K.), along with Back to the Future creator and producer, Bob Gale. Mallett comments, "The program was well done, but unfortunately, I never got to meet (Bob) in person because they taped us separately, at different times."

Although an admitted fan of the BTTF films, Dr. Mallett's interest in time travel predates the famous trilogy.

When Mallett was only 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack. The young boy found solace in books, particularly H.G. Well's The Time Machine. "That became a kind of fascination for me," Mallett continues. "I had this idea that if I could go back in time and see my father, I could talk to him and help keep him alive."

Today, as a professor of Physics at the University of Connecticut, Dr. Mallett generates a lot of attention from his work in general relativity and gravitation as it relates to time travel. Fascinating details can be found at: www.phys.uconn.edu/faculty/mallett.html

— Oliver Holler, Contributing Writer