Topic: Rangeley Maine

After a week of testing, Einstein's assistant proposed that the temperature difference was caused by air convection rather than Orgone energy. Einstein subsequently dismissed Reich's work in a letter, advising him to maintain a sense of skepticism. Reich countered that he had successfully performed the experiment with buried boxes to eliminate convection, but Einstein refused to engage further, a period now documented in the book The Einstein Affair.

Reich moved his operations to a property in Rangeley, Maine, which he named Orgonon, to focus on infant health and atmospheric experiments. He conducted the "Oranur" experiment, which involved placing a small amount of radium inside an Orgone accumulator. The resulting reaction was toxic, causing illness in the surrounding area and demonstrating the powerful interaction between Orgone energy and radioactive materials.