Introduction
When Fleischmann and
Pons published their experimental results about
the "cold fusion" D + D in Palladium
lattices, I had already published (in Italian)
my new model of the atom and the Periodic Table.
Consequently it was easy, for me, to understand
what had really happened and where Fleischmann
and Pons were wrong.
I explained these facts for the first time in
the Erice Conference (Italy, Spring, 1989).
Unfortunately Fleischmann and Pons, apparently,
did not pay attention to my written objections.
Neither Bressani and Preparata paid attention
to the papers I sent them.
But at least Bressani allowed me to present
a communication to ICCF-2 (Como, Italy, 1991).
I prepared for the Conference of Como two papers.
1)
"A brief
history of the atom, Cold Fusion and Cold Fission".
In this paper I made a summary of a book, prepared
in Autumn 1988 for the Conference of Camerino
(Italy): "Historico - critical analysis
of atom models", because I considered necessary
to retrace the "story" of the atomic
nucleus before presenting my new model of the
atom.
2) "Cold
Fusion and Cold Fission: experimental evidence
for the Alpha Extended
model of the atom".
In this paper I made a summary of the many hints
I was collecting about the new model of the
atom and the experimental evidence for it.
Unfortunately
Bressani and Preparata did not publish them in
the Proceedings of ICCF-2.
I wish to thank Hal Fox for publishing them, now,
in the Journal of New Energy.
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