Russell Targ
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Russell Targ is an American physicist and author who was a pioneer in the development of the laser. At the Stanford Research Institute in the 1970s and 1980s, Targ and his colleague Harold E. Puthoff investigated the reality of Uri Geller's psychic abilities. Targ and Puthoff both concluded Geller had genuine psychic abilities.[1]
He has a B.S. in physics from Queens College, and did graduate work in physics at Columbia University. He received two National Aeronautics and Space Administration awards for inventions and contributions in lasers and laser communications, according to shiftinaction.com.
He is also an editor, publisher, songwriter, producer, a teacher. Targ retired from Lockheed Martin as a senior staff scientist, where he developed laser technology for peaceful applications, according to the espresearch.com website.
[edit] References
- ^ Mind-Reach: Scientists Look at Psychic Abilities by Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff, Dell Pub Co., 1978
- Randi, James (1982). Flim-Flam! : Psychics, ESP, unicorns and other Delusions. New York: Prometheus Books, 131-160. ISBN 0-87975-198-3.
[edit] Works
- Russell Targ, Limitless Mind: A Guide to Remote Viewing and Transformation of Consciousness
He is co-author of:
- End of Suffering: Fearless Living in Troubled Times
- Mind Reach: Scientists Look at Psychic Abilities
- The Mind Race: Understanding and Using Psychic Abilities
- Miracles of Mind: Remote Viewing and Spiritual Healing
- The Heart of the Mind: How to Experience God Without Belief
[edit] External links
- espresearch.com website
- Russell Targ MP3 audio and notes - from Shift in Action, sponsored by Institute of Noetic Sciences
