"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4917832 | Air lift diffuser An air lift diffuser for use in the aeration of a body of water including an air lift tube and a gas diffuser located a distance below the open bottom end of the air lift tube. The distance in question is sufficiently large that there is substantially no ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4717515 | Apparatus for dispersing fluids in liquids A fluid diffuser for dispersing gas bubbles or liquid droplets into a body of receiving liquid in a tank. The diffuser includes a fluid-emitting member for communication with the body of receiving liquid, which member defines a fluid plenum. A portion of ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4557879 | Gas diffuser with indefinite life and mixed bubble size capacity A diffuser for dispersing gas into a body of liquid that may contain suspended solids. Under ordinary clogging conditions, the diffuser will remain operative over an indefinite period of time by reason of large gas outlet openings at the bottom of the gas... | 12/10/1985 |