Stan Meyer
Stan Meyer was an inventor who reportedly developed a water fuel cell to power a car.
Fast Facts
- Born: circa 1941
- Died: March 21, 1998
- Age at death: 57
- Cause of death: Brain Aneurysm
- Conspiracies suggest he was poisoned1
- Not a trained scientist2
- Reportedly invented water fuel cell in 19903
- Convicted of fraud in 1996 regarding investor contracts1
- Claimed he could drive from Los Angeles to New York on 22 gallons of water4
Background
According to its patent, Stan Meyer's water fuel cell electrolyzed water down to hydrogen and oxygen molecules, producing a "fuel gas mixture."3 Meyer claimed the cell made it possible to power an automotive engine on just water and a car battery.
To prove his claim, Meyer tested his invention on a dune buggy, which he reportedly drove using the water fuel cell. Meyer attracted numerous investors, but was convicted of "gross and egregious fraud" in 1996. An Ohio court found "nothing revolutionary" about the cell since it used "conventional electrolysis."5
Meyer died in March 1998 of a brain aneurysm. Since his death, Japanese company Genepax developed an electric car that also runs on water.6
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