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Colorado was collapsing, of course, so Dagny pinned most of her hopes on reverse-engineering the electrostatic motor she had found in Wisconsin. She called Robert Stadler, described the motor to him as best she could, and asked for his recommendation. Stadler professed amazement at the concept of an electrostatic motor and suggested that a mind that could invent such a thing belonged in "pure science," a declaration that might not have made much sense to Dagny at the time. Stadler then gave her the name and contact information of an engineer, one [[Quentin Daniels]], who might be able to reconstruct the motor.
Colorado was collapsing, of course, so Dagny pinned most of her hopes on reverse-engineering the electrostatic motor she had found in Wisconsin. She called Robert Stadler, described the motor to him as best she could, and asked for his recommendation. Stadler professed amazement at the concept of an electrostatic motor and suggested that a mind that could invent such a thing belonged in "pure science," a declaration that might not have made much sense to Dagny at the time. Stadler then gave her the name and contact information of an engineer, one [[Quentin Daniels]], who might be able to reconstruct the motor.
Dagny contacted Daniels and turned over to him the ruined prototype and such notes as she had.
Dagny contacted Daniels and turned over to him such notes as she had. The ruined prototype remained in the old generator room in the bowels of the Taggart Terminal.
== The D'Anconia Copper Crash ==
== The D'Anconia Copper Crash ==