John Titor: The Time Traveler

In 1905, Albert Einstein determined that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers, and that the speed of light in a vacuum was independent of the motion of all observers. This was the theory of special relativity. It introduced a new framework for all of physics and proposed new concepts of space and time. Einstein then spent 10 years trying to include acceleration in the theory and published his theory of general relativity in 1915. In it, he determined that massive objects cause a distortion in space-time, which is felt as gravity. So yes Time Travelling is possible. Also there are some people who claim they are Time Travelers. John Titor was one of that person. He worked in American military and came from the future 2036. He was very famous around 2000.    

A drawing of Titor's military insignia

IBM 5100   In 1975, IBM released the first mass-produced portable computer, the 5100.It was an incredible feat for the time: An integrated 5-inch CRT monitor, up to 64 kilobytes of random-access memory (RAM), and the ability to run programs meant for larger, more expensive computers, all in something the size of a briefcase. In fact, the IBM 5100 was extraordinarily close to becoming the world’s very first Personal Computer, a title taken a few short months earlier by the Altair 8800.But the IBM 5100 was more than just a portable computer. It contained a hidden feature that remained undiscovered by the general public for fifteen years, until the year 2000.The year John Titor supposedly arrived on our world-line. Titor belonged to a team of seven individuals selected to embark on a journey through time. He had lived through unimaginable horrors in a world destroyed by selfishness, cynicism, and corrupt government, ravaged by nuclear war.To make matters worse, what little remained of their technology was threatened by a looming UNIX timeout error in 2038. An IBM 5100 was just what they needed. It’s ability to debug and emulate code between various programming languages made it an important component in keeping the technological architecture of their fallen world alive.Unfortunately, none could easily be found in 2036.And so Titor’s mission was straightforward: Travel to 1975, using a rudimentary time machine, and acquire an IBM 5100 portable computer.

Titor was the first to publicly put forth this almost fully-formed theory, and that puts him at least as high or higher than Tipler on the genius scale if he's a fraud, or else it means he's a smart, well-trained soldier if he's genuine.

Fig. 1 above: Scan from the technical manual. Some of the other graphics more fully refer to the device as a General Electric Army Model C204 Gravity Distortion Time Displacement Unit.

Fig. 2 above: Scan from the technical manual. Looks like it might be a scan from a photocopy of a printed photograph, which would reproduce pretty terribly like this.

Fig. 3 above: Scan from the technical manual. This should be compared with Fig. 4 below, which is presumably a scan from a different page, which has some slight differences.

They each show a diagram of the field shapes and time vectors produced by the unit during operation.

Fig. 4 above: Scan from the technical manual. Notice the three event horizon labels at the bottom are mislabeled 11, 12, and 13, where in the page above they are labeled 10, 11, 12 and correspond to the legend.

Note that this graphic includes the dimensions of 6 (vertical safe distance 6 meters), 7 (mass offset 5 meters), 8 (rear mass distribution 8 meters), and 9 (forward mass distribution 11 meters).

John Titor
Components

Fig. 5 above: Scan from the technical manual. Unfortunately some of the legend is unreadable. Below the graphic I have recreated what I believe the text to read.

 

Fig. 6 above: Scan from the technical manual. Shows layout of major external components and defines the Main and Steering singularities. Notice they are located fore and aft of the time distortion field, which direction is delineated by the prominent black and yellow tape (here black and white). 

Fig. 7 above: Detailed device schematic, presumably another scan from the technical manual but that is uncertain. Unfortunately the legend is missing for all the numbered labels, or we could go a lot farther in analyzing the circuitry.

Fig. 8 above: Appears to be a scan of a black and white photo of the device. Not from http://www.anomalies.net/time_traveler/john.html however, but from Pamela.

Fig. 9 above: Photo of the unit in the car (Corvette). The device appears to have been moved to the passenger's side. If it weighs 500 pounds as John said, moving it would be some feat.

Fig. 10 above: Bent laser light. Description purportedly from John. This is a picture taken in the fall of 2035 during my training. It shows my instructor beaming a handheld laser outside the vehicle during operation. The beam is being bent by the gravitational field produced outside the vehicle by the distortion unit. The beam is visible through smoke that is coming from his cigar.

Fig. 11 above: Photo of the unit in a vehicle. This appears to not be a Corvette, John mentioned somewhere that he swapped the Corvette for a truck. That looks like a shotgun in the front center.

Fig. 12 above: A second photo of the unit in the truck. Paint colors match, the padded cushion in the foreground appears to be the same as in Fig. 11, and there is the same white box to the left of the unit in both photos.

Fig. 13 above: Third photo of the unit in the truck. The several objects in the foreground appear to have not been moved, but the light is different as if this photo were taken at a different time of day than Fig 12. There is a red glow reflecting off the instruction label which could possibly be an indicator lamp.

 

References http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/time_travel/johntitor03.htm http://www.johntitor.com/Pages/ChatLog01.htm