Walter Maxwell, W2DU wrote:
Brown was ridiculed for suggesting such blasphemy, even by the U.S.
Patent Office in rejecting his patent application."

Yes. I remember reading John Kraus` account of the situation. As I
recall, the IRE rejected George Brown`s findings and would not publish
his paper. Kraus figuered the IRE wouldn`t publish a similar paper from
him either. So he waited his time until he had a related paper to
publish and then Kraus attached Brown`s work. It sailed through the
reviewers and was published.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI