A Hieronymus Machine is any of the patented Radionics devices invented by electrical engineer Dr. Thomas Galen Hieronymus (21 November 1895–1988). Hieronymus received a U.S. Patent for his invention in 1949, which was described in the patent application title as a device for "detection of emanations from materials and measurement of the volumes thereof."
The theory on which it is based is considered pseudoscientific and has no widespread acceptance.
Read more about Hieronymus Machine: Theory, Design and Function, John W. Campbell and Symbolic Hieronymus Machines
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