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'''Quentin Daniels''' (fl. 2018), in [[Ayn Rand]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'', was a consulting engineer who attempted to reverse-engineer the [[John Galt#The electrostatic motor|electrostatic motor]] that [[John Galt]] had invented. When John Galt learned of his activities, he recruited him into the [[strike]] of the men of the mind and flew him to [[Galt's Gulch]]. That flight almost caused a fatality and was the reason for the unplanned visit to the Gulch by [[Dagny Taggart]].

'''Quentin Daniels''' ([[floruit|fl.]] 2018), in [[Ayn Rand]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'', was a consulting engineer who attempted to reverse-engineer the [[John Galt#The electrostatic motor|electrostatic motor]] that [[John Galt]] had invented. When John Galt learned of his activities, he recruited him into the [[strike]] of the men of the mind and flew him to [[Galt's Gulch]]. That flight almost caused a fatality and was the reason for the unplanned visit to the Gulch by [[Dagny Taggart]].

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== Dagny Taggart ==

== Dagny Taggart ==

[[Dagny Taggart]] of the [[Taggart Transcontinental Railroad]] contacted him in May of 2018 at the recommendation of his old mentor, [[Robert Stadler]]. She described to him the ruined prototype of an electrostatic motor, the first practical example of such a device ever built, and the incomplete notes that she had found with it. Daniels was very enthusiastic about working on such a project and asked to see the prototype immediately.

[[Dagny Taggart]] of the [[Taggart Transcontinental Railroad]] contacted him in May 2018 at the recommendation of his old mentor, [[Robert Stadler]]. She described to him the ruined prototype of an electrostatic motor, the first practical example of such a device ever built, and the incomplete notes that she had found with it. Daniels was very enthusiastic about working on such a project and asked to see the prototype immediately.

When Daniels examined the prototype, he agreed with Miss Taggart that someone had stripped it of certain key parts. He recognized the collecting coil, as Dagny had, but recognized that, as it was, the motor would not run. Dagny paid him handsomely to attempt to reconstruct the missing parts and reassemble the motor.

When Daniels examined the prototype, he agreed with Miss Taggart that someone had stripped it of certain key parts. He recognized the collecting coil, as Dagny had, but recognized that, as it was, the motor would not run. Dagny paid him handsomely to attempt to reconstruct the missing parts and reassemble the motor.