With the advent of such a genre as a fantasy novel in literature (and later with the development of cinema), the theme of time travel became very popular. So, for example, the heroes of the George Lucas trilogy "Back to the Future" move in time, interfering in the course of certain events, thereby changing their lives and the lives of their loved ones. Agree, this is quite an exciting idea. After all, you can not only correct the mistakes of the past, but also find out the truth about certain periods in the history of our planet. You can meet and personally get acquainted with outstanding personalities, for example, with Aristotle or Omar Khayyam. You can try to save the Alexandrian Library from the fire, and someone will even try to prevent Adolf Hitler from becoming the leader of Germany, and so on. A journey into the future can be no less exciting … Fantasy is fiction, but is time travel really possible? And if so, is such pleasure available to everyone? However, pleasurewhether? In this article, we will try to figure out how close scientists have come to creating the notorious time machine. It seems that we will not sin against the truth if we dare to assume that such attempts have taken place, and more than once. And to convince readers that the impossible is possible, consider the facts of time travel recorded in world history.
Philadelphia experiment
This case could be called the first officially registered fact, in which there was a movement in time and space, if not for one BUT. The American government classified all the materials on this case, moreover, it even denies the fact of the experiment itself. Nevertheless, information about him is leaking to the media, and feature films about those events have even been made in Hollywood.
Let's take a quick look at this science experiment. The events described occurred on October 28, 1943 in the military port of Philadelphia. The naval destroyer (DE 173, better known as U. S. S. Eldridge) was equipped with several electromagnetic generators. It was assumed that the mentioned equipment would generate huge electromagnetic fields that would cause radio and light waves to wrap around the destroyer, making it invisible. After turning on the generators, the ship was allegedly enveloped in a greenish fog, after which both the ship and the fog itself began to dissolve and completely disappeared. A few minutes later, the destroyer appeared in the same place, but later it became known that inat the time of his disappearance at the site of the experiment (Philadelphia), he appeared and then disappeared at his base in the docks of Norfolk (Virginia). The project was led by none other than Albert Einstein. It is believed that the scientist, through his generators, made a hole in space and time. He was so shocked by the results that he burned all his notes on this experiment and declared that humanity was not yet ready to use this kind of power.
Filadelphia Experiment Results
Despite the fact that the visible part of it was successful, the results were disastrous. Of the 181 crew members of the ship, only 21 (!) people returned unharmed. It turned out that most of them became mentally ill, some sailors disappeared altogether, and their fate remained unknown. But the most mysterious and terrible thing is that five people were, as it were, "fused" into the metal structures of the ship. Many of the "returned" had severe burns, from which they died a few hours later. The participants of the project said that they found themselves in another, apparently parallel world, in which they observed creatures they did not understand. That had such a strong impact on their psyche. Half of the surviving officers and crew members turned out to be completely insane, most of them ended their days in a psychiatric clinic. A completely incomprehensible incident happened to one of the members of the experiment: he went through the wall of his own apartment in front of his wife and child, and no one has seen him since.
No wonder the US government didn't dare to make these results public. That's how jokes can end up over time. Before moving on to the modern vision of scientists on this issue, consider the cases of time travel that were recorded at various periods of our history.
Facts that have no explanation
Despite the rapid development of all branches of science, today there is no evidence that time travel is real. However, no one can prove otherwise. At the same time, many inexplicable facts have been accumulated in the history of mankind that make one think and admit that time travel is possible. Such cases are described even in the annals of the era of the pharaohs and the Middle Ages. Similar facts continue to accumulate today. In order not to be unfounded, let's look at some of them.
Cases of people moving through time
This story took place in August 1897, in the Siberian city of Tobolsk. A man by the name of Krapivin was detained, who was distinguished by a very strange behavior and appearance. He was taken to the police station and interrogated, the results of which surprised the investigators. And there was something to be surprised! The man claimed that he was born in 1965 in Angarsk and works as a PC operator. The mystery man could not explain in any way how he appeared in Tobolsk, according to him, he felt a severe headache and lost consciousness. Waking up, I saw in front of meunfamiliar town. A doctor was called, who diagnosed him with "silent insanity", and the man was sent to a lunatic asylum.
History of Soviet Aviation
There are other evidences of time travel. Here are a couple of them:
1. In 1976, Soviet pilot V. Orlov said that during a flight on a MiG-25 aircraft, he saw that hostilities were underway on the ground. According to the descriptions of the pilot, he was an eyewitness to the battle that took place near Gettysburg in 1863. It should be noted that the Soviet military, unlike their American counterparts, have always been restrained in such statements, because such information could put an end to their career.
2. In 1986, a similar situation occurred with another Soviet pilot - A. Ustimov. In the course of the assignment, he discovered that he was above … Ancient Egypt. According to him, he saw that one pyramid was completely built, and the foundations of others were located nearby, near which people were swarming.
What do foreign pilots say?
In 1985, a NATO pilot during a flight over Africa noticed that it was not a desert that stretched beneath him, but a huge savannah with large trees. He also allegedly saw dinosaurs grazing peacefully on the lawns. Soon the vision disappeared.
Another American pilot (again NATO) said that in May 1999, flying over Germany, he saw a group of fighters approaching him. All planes were somehow unusual. Flying closer, the pilot recognized them as German Messerschmitts. While the American was thinking about what to do, a Soviet fighter appeared, attacking the enemy. Soon the vision disappeared.
Similar facts (failures into the past) could be given a lot, but they also do not prove anything. Now let's look at some examples of traveling to the future.
Aliens from the past in modern warfare
In 1944, during the fighting in Estonia, not far from the Gulf of Finland, a tank reconnaissance battalion of Soviet troops under the command of Troshin collided with a group of cavalrymen dressed in an old uniform. The latter, at the sight of tanks, rushed to their heels. As a result of the persecution, one fugitive was detained, who was taken to the headquarters. The cavalryman spoke in French. Our people were not at a loss, they quickly found an interpreter, and the man was interrogated. He claimed to be a cuirassier in the French army commanded by Napoleon. The remnants of his corps are trying to get out of the encirclement after retreating from Moscow. In addition, the soldier claimed to have been born in 1772. The further fate of the cavalryman is not known, as he was taken away by employees of the special department.
The next fact of time travel takes us to the 80s of the 20th century. As a result of a storm, a diesel submarine of the USSR naval forces under the command of a captain of the second rank I. Zalygin was forced to make an emergency ascent near the coast of Sakhalin. The watch officer reported to the captain that straight aheadthere is a floating craft, which turned out to be a lifeboat. A man in the military uniform of a Japanese sailor during the Second World War was found in it. During a search, documents issued in 1940 were found on him. The incident was reported to headquarters, the captain was ordered to proceed to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, where the detainee was handed over to counterintelligence.
Crash Victim
In 1952, a strange story happened in New York. There was an accident on Broadway, as a result of which a pedestrian died. The policemen were surprised by the clothes of the victim - they were of an old design, and an old watch and a knife made in the last century were found in the pockets. With the victim, they found a certificate issued 80 years ago, and business cards, which indicated the victim's profession - a traveling salesman. The police checked the address recorded in the documents. It turned out that this street has not existed for about 50 years. Subsequently, it turned out that a person with such data lived in New York and disappeared about 70 years ago. Moreover, it turned out that at that time his daughter was alive, who provided photographs of her father, depicting the deceased under the wheels.
One can endlessly enumerate cases that recorded the movement in time. Stories of this kind, telling about races both in the past and in the future, have always interested the public. For some, they are even collectibles. This is such an interesting hobby. However, we will not focus on this and move on to modern scientific developments.
Sensation
As statedIsraeli scientist Amos Ori, time travel is possible and scientifically proven. Mathematical calculations of the scientist were published in special printed editions. He argues that the creation of a time machine requires the presence of gigantic gravitational forces. The basis for his research was the findings of Kurt Gödel, made in 1947. The essence of the latter is based on A. Einstein's theory of relativity. According to Ori's calculations, the probability of traveling into the past arises in the case of giving curved space-time structures the shape of a funnel or ring. Thus, each turn of the resulting structure will take a person to the past. According to Amos Ori, humanity has come close to creating a time machine. It is possible that soon it will become an objective reality, and not just the plot of science fiction novels and films. But are we ready to face the unknown? What awaits us there - beyond?..
Bermuda Triangle
This anomalous zone has a bad reputation, ships and planes often disappear in it. Sometimes they are found, but they are more like ghost ships. Cases were recorded when ships without a crew were found there, and there were no signs of evacuation, all things remained in place, food was cooked in the galley, and there was even a smell of cigarette smoke in the cabin. It seemed that the crew and passengers had left the ship just that very minute. Another oddity that the rescuers noted was that on all the watches found on the “ghost”, the time was significantly behind the real one. So this phenomenon is quiteunder the real-time ship movement category. However, to date, there is not enough information about this phenomenon, so it is not possible to draw the right conclusions.
Real-time aircraft movements
By the way, you and I can easily travel in space without any cars there. An alternative way to get ahead of time is air travel. The essence of this method is to move between time zones. For example, a flight from the Far East to the European part of the Eurasian continent. As a result of such a journey, you can overtake time, there are even extreme lovers who celebrate the New Year several times, dangling from one time zone to another.
