Edgar L. Hollingshead

Edgar Lewis Hollingshead (November 28, 1871 - February 25, 1948) was an American engineer and inventor who received attention during the early 1920s for his reputed discovery of what he called Odic-Activity ("odic rays") and for his novel hypothesis that there is one universal substance moving at different atomic speed under the influence of one universal force, such that even gravitation, magnetism, and electricity can be seen as substance in motion rather than forces in their own right, all capable of being manipulated by changing the rate of speed.

Hollingshead on "One Substance, One Force"
As quoted in Henry Miller Porter's Universal Problems: A Busy Man's Theory of the Operations of Nature (Denver, Col.: The World Press, 1929).

"'I have arrived at the demonstrable proposition that the universe was and is, with all its varied phenomena, created and continuously kept in motion by two primal force principles. The facts are, that a one substance and a one dynamic energy can account for all things else. One substance acted upon by one dynamic energy gives rise to all forms of matter. It assumes many forms under the action of variant degrees of primordial forces. All physical elements are but different degrees of speed and character of the atomic and electronic formations of the one substance. Likewise all of the so-called laws of nature, gravitation, magnetism, electricity, light, heat, sound and cohesion, are in reality the one substance in motion under different degrees of speed.' 'One cannot conceive of force unless there is something moving, and if there is something moving it must be substance in some form, not necessarily physical matter. This substance forming the body of force must be governed and controlled by the same principle that governs all matter throughout the universe. The substance forming the body of force, such as the amperage of electricity, must be made up of eddies of force which corresponds to the molecules in solids; with this important difference, that the speed of the particles making up the eddies of force in the amperage of electricity are traveling in their minute orbits in an infinitely faster rate of speed than in the case of the particles or atoms forming the molecules of matter. Therefore, when scientists tell us that all matter is made up of minute eddies of force which are called molecules, atoms and electrons, it must be true. These eddies of force have been proven to be perfect counterparts of solar systems, their orbits or circles in which the particles revolve being so small and the speed so high, that matter appears to the senses of man as solids. We have it proven that all matter is created from one and the same substance; that the apparent difference in the character of matter is not due to the different physical elements, but is due solely to the difference in the speed and polarity of the atomic and electronic formation of the one substance.' 'There are three phases of energy in every molecule, known as positive, negative and dominant. These manifest energy as follows: The Positive gives hardness; the Negative gives solidification, and the Dominant gives strength to matter; that weight is caused by the resistance set up by the atomic speed of matter to the flow or pull of gravitation, and by increasing the speed the weight is lessened.'"

It is per the above described physics that Hollingshead claimed that his odic-activity ray could be used to "increase the speed of the electron," producing an anti-gravity effect, among other useful innovations.

Selected Patents

 * US1262585A. Electrical Motor. 9 Apr. 1918, filed 30 Mar. 1916. Assigned to Power Developing Co. "My invention relates to improvements in electric motors of the induction type whose rotor is entirely free from winding, insulated bars, or electrical fittings of any kind the primary object being the production of a motor of maximum efficiency and simplicity and which is free from commutators, collector rings and unprotected insulated parts." https://patents.google.com/patent/US1262585A/en