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  DEDICATION

  To Jeanne, Peter, Alexander, Geno, my parents, and my European family and friends.

  The GIZA POWER PLANT

  "Chris Dunn ranks among the top researchers in this subject. His book is extremely well researched and presented and, although very controversial in content and conclusions, will no doubt become a landmark and classic in the field of pyramid studies. Dunn deserves the recognition and respect he is bound to receive for his tenacity, his meticulous presentation and, above all, his daring and innovative ideas."

  —Robert G. Bauval, coauthor of The Orion Mystery

  "None of the previous theories regarding the purpose of the Great Pyramid really explain the known facts. From the tombs for the pharaohs, to markers for astrology, every explanation, thus far, has failed to account satisfactorily for at least some aspect of the physical evidence. Christopher Dunn, however, has looked squarely at all available research and provided a truly convincing and scientific, albeit revolutionary, explanation in The Giza Power Plant."

  —Douglas Kenyon, editor of Atlantis Rising

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  A single name is on the cover of this book because there is not room for each person who should get credit for the work contained within. Ever since I was able to read, I have held authors in high esteem. In fact, I am awestruck by them. Rarely, though, did I read their acknowledgments page, and when I did I did not fully appreciate the importance of the author's credits. Now I do. I now realize that in order to make a book possible, an author needs mountains of support from family, friends, colleagues, and ultimately the editors who guide the rough manuscript to book form. Now that this book is in your hand, and I have joined the ranks of authors, I am humbled by the process that has brought me here, and would like to place credit where it belongs.

  Without the support of my family, this book would not be possible. The untold hours on the computer, while chores and family time were put on hold, could only have been spent with the full support and kind patience of my wife, Jeanne. Even before the manuscript found a publisher, Jeanne spent many hours on the old manuscript, which had been started in 1977 and had not been worked on since 1983, creating an electronic copy and fixing my grammar and punctuation. The enthusiasm of my children, who write proudly in their school essays that "Father is an engineer and author," has surprised and delighted me.

  Though we have never met, and have only talked on the telephone for a few minutes, I have spent many hours with Peter Tompkins, via his book Secrets of the Great Pyramid. Without his efforts in making early research on the Great Pyramid available in a descriptive and readable way, The Giza Power Plant would not have been given life.

  I started The Giza Power Plant in 1977. I gave it the title on the day of its genesis and it will be of age in September 1998. Over the past twenty-one years, I have received guidance, information, advice, and encouragement from many people from all walks of life. Without Paul and Ardith Keller of Camby, Indiana, the work would not have even started. They helped me change my perspective on my life, my spirit, and my soul-they made it possible for me to imagine the unimaginable. I would also like to thank Lexey Ann for introducing me to them.

  I would like to thank my dear friends Arlan and Joyce Andrews, who goaded me into submitting parts of my book for publication in magazines—on more than one occasion—and for presenting me with a talented foil against which I honed my ideas. Thanks also to Dr. Stanley Schmidt of Analog magazine for seeing the value of "Advanced Machining in Ancient Egypt" and seeing fit to publish it on two occasions, and to Jeff D. Kooistra, for reading The Giza Power Plant synopsis and adding his own perspective on Tesla technology.

  I greatly appreciate my dear friends, Jeff and Judie Summers, who have given me encouragement and support in many different ways; and Tom Adams, Steven Defenbaugh, Joe Drejewski, Arlen Gondry, Joe Klinger, Dr. Katherine Klinger, Judd Peck, Donald Raha, Max Rettig, Clyde Treadwell, and my friends at the Danville Engineers Club.

  In the past three years I have been fortunate to meet other researchers who question orthodox beliefs and who are working tirelessly to bring enlightenment and truth to the world. Each brings a different perspective on ancient cultures, and, while we do not necessarily all agree on every aspect, I have been amazed at the high level of cooperation and support shown by Robert Bauval, Mike Brass of the University of Capetown, South Africa, David Hatcher Childress, James Hagan, Graham Hancock, and Roger Hopkins; Laura Lee, Eric Leither, Robert McKenty, Stephen Mehler, Tom Miller, and Richard Noone; Chris Ogilvie, Roel Oostra, Dr. Robert Schoch, Robert Vawter, John Anthony West, and Colin Wilson. I also appreciate those who have sent me e-mails after reading my article on the Internet. They are too numerous to mention, but should know that I appreciate their comments and support. I also appreciate those who have challenged my ideas, for I find that these challenges are great opportunities for growth and learning. A debate on ('Advanced Machining in Ancient Egypt" raged for almost six months on the sci.archaeology newsgroup, and was brought to my attention by Rodney Small, who had read the original article in 1984. I would like to thank the principal debaters on this issue, Miguel Magguire, August Matthusson, and Martin Stower, for their most eloquent and scholarly contribution. It was August who kept pounding on the question, "Where are the power plants?"

  J. Douglas Kenyon, editor of Atlantis Rising, is largely responsible for bringing contact between me and Barbara Clow of Bear & Company. Barbara tore apart a manuscript that had been lying dormant for so many years that it had calcified. After I submitted it three times, feeling as though I had been brought to the front of the class each time, she finally agreed that it should go to copyediting. Little did I know at this point that the real work was to begin; I cannot thank Joan Parisi Wilcox enough for holding my feet to the fire and the effort she put into the manuscript in making it what it is now. I appreciate her scholarship, her original skepticism, and her subsequent belief in the radical theory The Giza Power Plant proposes. Many thanks also to editorial director, John Nelson; publicity director, Jody Winters; and the rest of the Bear clan who make this book possible.

  And to the people of the United States of America, who have created an environment that nurtures freedom, creativity, and opportunity. As an immigrant, I fully recognize the benefits this environment has given me.

  CONTENTS

  Cover Image

  Title Page

  Dedication

  Acknowledgments

  List of Illustrations

  Introduction

  Chapter One—A New Paradigm, A New Order

  Chapter Two—Questions, Discovery, and More Questions

  Chapter Three—Precision Unparalleled

  Chapter Four—Advanced Machining in Ancient Egypt

  Chapter Five—Amazing Discovery at Giza

  Chapter Six—The Coral Castle Mystery

  Chapter Seven—Endeavoring to Explain the Enigma

  Chapter Eight—The Giza Power Plant

  Chapter Nine—The Mighty Crystal

  Chapter Ten—An Amazing Maser

  Chapter Eleven—A Hydrogen Generator

  Chapter Twelve—Meltdown

  Chapter Thirteen—Summary

  Chapter Fourteen—A Glimpse into the Past

  Chapter Fifteen—Wrought Iron Found in the Great Pyramid

  Appendix A—The Mechanical Methods of the Pyramid Builders

  Appendix B—Wrought Iron Found in the Great Pyramid

  Endnotes

  Bibliography

  About the Author

  About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company

  Books of Related Interest

  Copyright & Permissions

  LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

  Figure 1. The Great
Pyramid

  Figure 2. Step Pyramid

  Figure 3. Example of Blocks Used to Create Pyramid Shaft

  Figure 4. Trial Passages

  Figure 5. Well Shaft

  Figure 6. Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber with Flat Ceiling

  Figure 7. Borchardt's Theory on the Antechamber

  Figure 8. Antechamber

  Figure 9. Southern Shaft in the King's Chamber

  Figure 10. Horizontal Airshaft vs. Angled Airshaft

  Figure 11. Measurement and Tolerance

  Figure 12. Casing Stones of the Great Pyramid

  Figure 13. The Descending Passage

  Figure 14. Quarry Marks at Aswan

  Figure 15. Quarry Marks on Khafre's Granite

  Figure 16. Drill Hole at Aswan

  Figure 17. Petrie's Samples of Machining

  Figure 18. Tube-drilling a Granite Box

  Figure 19. Petrie's Bowl Shards

  Figure 20. Sarcophagus Lid in the Cairo Museum

  Figure 21. Petrie's Valley Temple Core and Hole

  Figure 22. Ultrasonic Drilling of Granite

  Figure 23. Granite Box in the Rock Tunnels at Saqqara

  Figure 24. Contoured Block of Granite

  Figure 25. Assorted Photographs of Coral Castle

  Figure 26. Poles of Bar Magnet and Earth

  Figure 27. Ed Leedskalnin's Workshop

  Figure 28. The Earth's Layers

  Figure 29. Types of Seismic Waves

  Figure 30. Magnetic Fields of the Earth

  Figure 31. The Piezoelectric Effect

  Figure 32. Center of Earth's Landmass

  Figure 33. The Pi Factor

  Figure 34. Resonance and Harmonics

  Figure 35. Coupled Oscillator

  Figure 36. Redundant Granite in King's Chamber Ceiling

  Figure 37. Beam Tuning

  Figure 38. Floor of the King's Chamber

  Figure 39. Ceiling Tiles of the Grand Gallery

  Figure 40. Helmholtz Resonator

  Figure 41. Design and Installation of the Resonators

  Figure 42. Grand Gallery Resonators

  Figure 43. Schist Bowl

  Figure 44. Machining a Swan-neck Vase

  Figure 45. Vessel with Horn Attached

  Figure 46. Precision Machined and Balanced Bowl

  Figure 47. Borchardt's Theory

  Figure 48. Acoustic Filter

  Figure 49. Granite Plugs

  Figure 50. The Fluorescent Light

  Figure 51. Principles of a LASER

  Figure 52. Microwave Amplifier

  Figure 53. The Power Center

  Figure 54. Hydrogen

  Figure 55. The Pyramid MASER

  Figure 56. Microwave Horn Antenna and Waveguide

  Figure 57. Refraction

  Figure 58. Lens Effect of the Granite Box

  Figure 59. Queen's Chamber Shafts

  Figure 60. Southern Shaft in the Queen's Chamber

  Figure 61. Cooling/Evaporator Tower

  Figure 62. The Chemical Process to Produce Hydrogen

  Figure 63. Gantenbrink's "Door"

  Figure 64. Fluid Switch

  Figure 65. Bridging Slab

  Figure 66. Niche Inside the Queen's Chamber

  Figure 67. Well Mouth

  Figure 68. Grotto in the Well

  Figure 69. The Giza Power Plant

  Figure 70. Egyptian Relay Satellite

  Figure 71. Crookes Tube

  Figure 72. Wall Carving at Dendera

  INTRODUCTION

  For years there has been a strong belief that a highly advanced civilization populated this planet thousands of years ago. This belief seems to be increasing and affecting not just the fringes of academic thought, but as the new millennium approaches, more conventional scholars and their students. Anomalous artifacts have been found in Egypt and other places that imply the use of what we would consider advanced technology, by either their function or design and manufacture. Did our distant ancestors possess scientific knowledge and technical skills that we have struggled to acquire for centuries? Many people would emphatically answer "Yes"! Based on logical arguments that reference artifacts from ancient times, scholars and laypeople alike are slowly coming to the realization and giving credence to the idea that cataclysmic forces brought a technologically astute civilization to an end.

  Understandably, this movement, which threatens to shake the foundations of Western orthodoxy, has its antagonists. And in rebutting speculations about the existence of technologically advanced civilizations in prehistory, orthodox scholars pose pertinent questions: Where is the infrastructure to support such a high civilization? How was this culture sustained? Where are their power lines? Where are their power plants?

  The engineering marvel of Egypt known as the Great Pyramid of Giza provides some answers to these questions. Its sheer size and precision have evoked amazement and wonder from people of all disciplines who for decades have studied and tried to understand what it would take to duplicate it. Moreover, it has prompted people to question and wonder about the nature of its true origins—indeed, about the true purpose for which it was originally built.

  Why should this be? Hasn't it been proven that the Great Pyramid was originally a tomb? Well, it depends on whom you believe. Certainly scholars have theorized that the Great Pyramid was built to be a tomb, but their questioning and inquiries have continued for decades without ceasing, and the views of many are that the theory is not supported by evidence. In this book, I will evaluate and present evidence that refutes the tomb theory and that shows instead that the Great Pyramid of Giza is in fact an amazing—and technically advanced—machine.

  The Great Pyramid has dominated the Giza Plateau for thousands of years; and during those years it has attracted the attention of millions by its profound ability to puzzle, confound, amaze, and defy the questioning minds of generations of scholars. In the chronology of serious studies of the Great Pyramid, there has been so much wonderment, superstition, speculation, and religious awe directed toward it that it is sometimes difficult to view this structure without one of these emotions coloring one's perspective. Enormous amounts of data have been amassed about this pyramid, and much of it still requires analysis. Ultimately, researchers have had to leave the subject without completely answering all the questions. The following two quotations aptly express the dilemma faced by anyone trying to understand the true significance of the Great Pyramid. In Secrets of the Great Pyramid, Peter Tompkins wrote, "I have collected a mass of numerical evidence which shows that the inhabitants of the ancient world were acquainted with the rate of the precession of the equinoxes and attached a major significance to it. But in order to deal with this evidence, I would have to open an entirely new topic. I beg the indulgence of the reader in asking him to remain satisfied for the moment with the mere hint that there is yet another lesson about the level of Egyptian science to be drawn from the stark nakedness of the Great Pyramid."1 William Fix, in Pyramid Odyssey, said, "Making sense of the Great Pyramid and the information encoded in it requires a fundamental re-visioning of history and the nature of man."2

  One night in September 1977, I was engrossed in Tompkins' book, and his ideas, and those of numerous other researchers, that the Great Pyramid was more than just a tomb, resonated within me like rolling thunder. Thunder touches everything in its path, but to understand it, you have to penetrate a heavy cloak of clouds. I felt as though I was penetrating those clouds. The technologist in me was awakening to a voice that leapt from the pages and demanded attention. I became fascinated with a topic about which I had little prior information or interest. My life was changed.

  Encyclopedias contained little of the data that Tompkins' book provided. His predominant focus was the Great Pyramid, and he presented theories of numerous researchers dating back to the time of Herodotus. There was a distinct presumption on the part of many that certain characteristics of the Great Pyramid did not fit the expectations one would have for a bur
ial place. Not wanting to stray too far from the "official" theory, some assigned a dual purpose to it. Others questioned the validity of the tomb scenario and offered other ideas to supplant it. Using photographs, sketches of the inner passages and chambers of the Great Pyramid, and measurements carefully taken by nineteenth-century explorers, Tompkins presented details describing a relic from the Old Kingdom in Egypt that, when examined in the context of an undeveloped society, stood out in stark contradiction to traditional views of the building and purpose of the Great Pyramid. Moreover, the accurate detail and precision with which the Great Pyramid was built were clearly very advanced, even when compared to the efforts of modern technologists such as myself.

  In my mind, Tompkins' questions were persuasive arguments for further study of the Great Pyramid, and they launched me on an individual quest to evaluate the data myself. I was driven by the question: If the Great Pyramid is not a tomb, then what is it? A large part of my background has been studying blueprints and understanding the intentions of the engineers and drafts people who created them. Studying the drawings that showed a cross section of the Great Pyramid and reading about the astounding precision built into it, I was astonished and could find no logical resemblance to any feature one would find in a building constructed for human activity. Precise descriptions of almost every inch of the Great Pyramid revealed an accuracy and detail on such a large scale that I began to question that the Great Pyramid was used as a tomb.

  I began to see the drawings of the Great Pyramid, with its numerous chambers and passageways positioned with such deliberate accuracy, as the schematics of a very large machine. I became convinced that it could not be anything else, and I set about trying to understand how this machine operated. The effort could be considered similar to what is known as the process of reverse engineering. To be successful at this, I knew that I had to find an answer for every single detail found within the Great Pyramid. I could not ignore any evidence or twist it in any way. I was determined to prepare a report that was accurate and as honest as I was capable of making it.