Uri Geller
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| Type | Person |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Geller |
| On the Timeline | 1 event, 1974 |
Uri Geller (born 20 December 1946) is an Israeli-British entertainer famous for apparently bending spoons and performing other feats he has attributed to psychic powers. He was tested at the Stanford Research Institute in 1973 by Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff, the researchers who developed remote viewing, and skeptics including James Randi have argued that his feats are stage magic.[1]
Early life and fame
Geller was born in Tel Aviv. He served as a paratrooper in the Israeli army and was wounded in the 1967 Six-Day War. In the late 1960s he became known in Israel as a nightclub performer. In 1971 American parapsychologist Andrija Puharich met him and helped him travel to the United States, where he settled in 1973.[1]
Tests and television
In August 1973 Puthoff and Targ tested Geller at the Stanford Research Institute, and in 1974 they reported in the journal Nature that he warranted further study. Psychologists David Marks and Richard Kammann later argued that the experiments had serious flaws in their controls. On The Tonight Show in 1973, in an appearance set up to expose any trickery, Geller was unable to perform, but his television fame continued to grow.[1][2]
Skeptics and lawsuits
Randi's book The Truth About Uri Geller (1982) argued that his feats could all be reproduced by conjuring. Geller brought several lawsuits against critics, including Randi and the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, with mixed results; a 1992 suit was dismissed. In 2000 he sued Nintendo over a Pokémon character he said was based on him, later withdrawing his objection in 2020.[1]
Later life
Geller was co-chairman of the English football club Exeter City from 2002 and bought Lamb Island in Scotland in 2009. He returned to Israel in 2015, lives in Jaffa, and opened a museum there in 2021.[1]
On the UAP Timeline
- Livermore scientists' paranormal experiences (1974) — Kit Green says he worked with scientists who reported orbs and entities in their homes.
References
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