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Reza Valiyee’s Autobiography

I, Reza Valiyee, am an Iranian-American citizen of the globe; I was born on March 15th, 1933 in Tehran, Iran. I began studying physics at the young age of 15, when I first came up with the idea of creating the world’s first perpetual motion machine.  Although people continued to doubt my invention, I continued to study and pursue my perpetual motion machine designs.

The first concept in physics to inspire me occurred during my 8th grade physics course, when I learned that when a body is submerged in water, the total weight of the object becomes lighter, the weight of which is equal to the weight of the water the object displaces. This law is known as Archimedes principle of water displacement, and although I was too young at the time to fully understand its significance, I felt a large degree of love and respect for this phenomenon which aroused an endless sense of curiosity in me.

After the completion of 8th grade, I joined the Iranian Royal Air Force at the age of eighteen. This allowed me to continue pursuing my education while also fulfilling my obligations to the draft.  Shortly after joining the air force, I became one of the most knowledgeable airplane technicians, rising to the top of my 100 plus pupil class, and was awarded for my success by the Shah (King) of Iran. After serving seven years on the Air Force I had completed my draft duties, and had also earned a high school Diploma, through studying in the evening classes; so I was ready to take the next major step in procuring a successful future, attending college at U.C.B., in pursuit of an architectural master’s degree.

At the age of 26, I applied to the University of California, Berkeley and studied there for seven years, graduating with a master degree in architecture. While at Berkeley I demonstrated my intelligence and tenacity, taking 23 units (an unheard of feat) and passing the semester with a 4.0 grade point average. I was particularly proud of the A+ I received from the 6 unit art course I took during my last semester.  

Although I work long hours, I still find time to exercise three times a week (with each session lasting two hours), including the three mile jogs I complete every day.  I do not smoke or drink, and feel that living a healthy and drug free life is essential to becoming a successful individual. After a near-death experience, in which I was electrocuted by a 12,000 volt wire, I was left literally dead. I regained consciousness during my ambulance ride, and slowly started to get back my memory and faculty, before reaching the hospital. At the hospital, I received a plethora of X-rays and other examinations (which cost more than $15,000.00); in less than a 24 hour stay. It is very unusual that an individual experiences an event like that and lives to tell about it, instead of burning to ashes. I mention this to encourage everyone to stay as healthy and physically fit as possible, so that they can survive such a traumatic event if necessary; the enclosed photographs are evidence of my miraculous recovery. My blood type is “O-negative”, which means that my blood comprises only 6% of the population; and among that 6%, only 1% have my type, which is extremely useful in children’s hospitals, for kids with leukemia. I can donate blood to anyone, regardless of their blood type, but that means that I can only receive my rare type of “O” blood. It makes me happy to know that I can help the world not only through my intelligence and ingenuity, but also through my physical being (my blood), and so far, I have donated blood to the Red Cross near the cross section of College Ave. and Claremont Ave.
 

I am a very determined person, who sticks the course on any goal that I set for myself, no matter how difficult that road might be. Once I set my mind towards the completion of something, I cannot rest until the task is completed, and the goal of creating a perpetual motion machine was a prime example of my adamant commitment to following through on my goals. I am also very passionate about arts and crafts; I believe that they are the best way to convey any level of detail, when designing a seemingly intangible object, to the level of perfection. This level of perfection that I speak of can be witnessed in my drawing of former president Eisenhower, as well as in my portrait of the actress Gina Lolo Brigida, as she was in her role in the film, The Hunchback of Notre dam, staring Anthony Quinn. This degree of perfection is so great, that many people who see my drawings become convinced that they are photographs, rather than actual sketches done by pen and ink. My sculpture of a man’s head in an art class I took at U.C. Berkeley was my first attempt at sculpting, but as you can see from the photograph, it looks very lifelike and professional.

Pen & ink by Reza Valiyee in 1950 from president Dwight D. Eisenhower 1950

Hollywood legend Gina Lollobrigida co staring late Anthony quoin in the film Hunch Back of Notrdam in 1950

The first head sculpture I did in the beginning of architecture school of U.C.B art class in 1960

As my inventive mind is constantly working 24-7, I have come up with many more creative and ingenious ideas. Although none of them are nearly as important as my perpetual motion machine, they are still none the less very important and useful. One idea I have, is a sophisticated rat trap capable of catching a small mouse or even a much larger animal, dead or alive. This trap can be reused, and can catch as many rodents as the apparatus can hold. One amazing quality about this trap is that the bait will remain untouched by the animals, allowing more catches without the trouble of rebating the trap. Such traps could be assembled to catch animals of sizes ranging from mice to rats, foxes to wolves, even mountain lions to bears, etc.

The following are advantages of my trap.

1. Would remain untouched.
2. Does not need to be reset.
3. Catches as many pests as the storage capacity allows.
4. Can keep animals alive, or exterminate them.
5. Can catch a variety of different sized animals.
6. Stays clean, rather than becoming bloodied.
7. Is very humane.
8. Offers enormous flexibility.

Historically, traps were made to catch one animal, and then they must be cleaned, remade, and reset, my invention takes care of all those limitations.

Another design of mine is for double hung windows, which would offer the following unprecedented features: