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	'''Robert Otto Becker''' (May 31, 1923 − May 14, 2008) was a U.S. ] ] and researcher in ]/]. He worked mainly as professor at Upstate Medical Center in ], ], and as Director of ] at the ], Syracuse, New York.<ref name="Watertown Daily Times">{{cite news \|title=Dr. Robert O. Becker \|url=http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20080529/OBIT01/622148355/-1/obit \|newspaper=Watertown Daily Times \|location=Watertown, New York \|date=May 29, 2008 \|accessdate=May 12, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Miller">{{cite news \|title=Robert Becker, 84, Raised Concerns Over Power Lines \|author=Stephen Miller \|first=Stephen \|last=Miller \|authorlink= \|url= http://www.nysun.com/obituaries/robert-becker-84-raised-concerns-over-power-lines/79741/ \|newspaper=The New York Sun \|location=New York \|date=June 11, 2008 \|accessdate=May 12, 2012}}</ref>		'''Robert Otto Becker''' (May 31, 1923 − May 14, 2008) was a U.S. ] ] and researcher in ]/]. He worked mainly as professor at Upstate Medical Center in ], ], and as Director of ] at the ], Syracuse, New York.<ref name="Watertown Daily Times">{{cite news \|title=Dr. Robert O. Becker \|url=http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20080529/OBIT01/622148355/-1/obit \|newspaper=Watertown Daily Times \|location=Watertown, New York \|date=May 29, 2008 \|accessdate=May 12, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Miller">{{cite news \|title=Robert Becker, 84, Raised Concerns Over Power Lines \|author=Stephen Miller \|first=Stephen \|last=Miller \|authorlink= \|url= http://www.nysun.com/obituaries/robert-becker-84-raised-concerns-over-power-lines/79741/ \|newspaper=The New York Sun \|location=New York \|date=June 11, 2008 \|accessdate=May 12, 2012}}</ref>

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Robert Otto Becker (May 31, 1923 − May 14, 2008) was a U.S. orthopedic surgeon and researcher in electrophysiology/electromedicine. He worked mainly as professor at Upstate Medical Center in State University of New York, Syracuse, and as Director of Orthopedic Surgery at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Syracuse, New York.

The official research history of the former states: “For his contributions, Robert O. Becker MD was awarded the Middleton Award in 1964 by the U.S. Veteran's Administration, the Nicholas Andry Award by the American Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons in 1979, and was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize.”

Becker was known for his work in bioelectricity and leading the early opposition to high-voltage power lines. He has been named as one of the most influential figures in the area of anti-EMF activism.

Early life

Becker was born May 31, 1923 in River Edge, New Jersey to Otto Julius Becker and Elizabeth Blanck. He earned a bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College in 1946 and a medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine in 1948. Becker was an intern at New York's Bellevue Hospital, then completed a residency Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover, New Hampshire. Serving in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946, he was a veteran of World War II. Becker also served from 1951 to 1953 in the United States Army Medical Corps.

On September 14, 1946, Becker married Lillian Janet Moller in New Canaan, Connecticut. They resided in New York City and Valley Stream, New York before settling in Syracuse in the late 1950s. There, Becker joined the SUNY Upstate Medical Center.

His research

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The work of Becker has shown that living organisms and animals show a direct current of electric charge which is measurable from their body surface. In the 1960s his research also showed that living bone can piezoelectrically generate electric potentials.

Becker believed that extrasensory perception could occur from extremely low frequency (ELF) waves.

Later life

In the years prior to his death, Becker lived in Lowville, New York. He died in Lowville's Lewis County General Hospital due to complications of pneumonia on May 14, 2008. He was survived by his wife, three children, and two grandchildren.

Published works

Books

The Body Electric. Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life (with Gary Selden). Morrow, New York 1985, ISBN 0-688-06971-1
Electromagnetism and Life. State University of New York Press, Albany 1982, ISBN 0-87395-560-9
Cross Currents. The Promise of Electromedicine, the Perils of Electropollution. Torcher, Los Angeles 1990, ISBN 0-87477-536-1

As publisher

Mechanisms of Growth Control, edited by Robert O. Becker. Thomas, Springfield 1981, ISBN 0-398-04469-4

Selected papers

PubMed contains 91 listings for Becker RO. The listings below are those for which Becker is first author.

The electrical response of human skeletal muscle to passive stretch. BECKER RO. Surg Forum. 1960;10:828-31.
A modified coaxial electrode for electromyography. BECKER RO, CHAMBERLIN JT. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1960 Apr;41:149-51.
The bioelectric field pattern in the salamander and its simulation by an electronic analog. BECKER RO. IRE Trans Med Electron. 1960 Jul;ME-7:202-7.
The bioelectric factors in amphibian-limb regeneration. BECKER RO. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1961 Jul;43-A:643-56. No abstract available.
Search for Evidence of Axial Current Flow in Peripheral Nerves of Salamander. Becker RO. Science. 1961 Jul 14;134(3472):101-2.
The direct current control system. A link between environment and organism. BECKER RO, BACHMAN CH, FRIEDMAN H. N Y State J Med. 1962 Apr 15;62:1169-76.
Longitudinal direct-current gradients of spinal nerves. BECKER RO, BACHMAN CH, SLAUGHTER WH. Nature. 1962 Nov 17;196:675-6.
Relationship of geomagnetic environment to human biology. BECKER RO. N Y State J Med. 1963 Aug 1;63:2215-9.
Electron paramagnetic resonance in non-irradiated bone. BECKER RO. Nature. 1963 Sep 28;199:1304-5.
Photoelectric effects in human bone. Becker RO, Brown FM. Nature. 1965 Jun 26;206(991):1325-8.
Bioelectric effects in tissue. Becker RO, Bachman CH. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1965 Nov-Dec;43:251-3.
The control system governing bone growth in response to mechanical stress. Becker RO. J Ark Med Soc. 1966 Mar;62(10):404-6.
Electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of bone and its major components. Becker RO, Marino AA. Nature. 1966 May 7;210(5036):583-8.
A method for producing cellular dedifferentiation by means of very small electrical currents. Becker RO, Murray DG. Trans N Y Acad Sci. 1967 Mar;29(5):606-15.
The electrical control of growth processes. Becker RO. Med Times. 1967 Jun;95(6):657-69.
The trace elements of human bone. Becker RO, Spadaro JA, Berg EW. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1968 Mar;50(2):326-34
The electrical control system regulating fracture healing in amphibians. Becker RO, Murray DG. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1970 Nov-Dec;73:169-98
Stimulation of partial limb regeneration in rats. Becker RO. Nature. 1972 Jan 14;235(5333):109-11.
Augmentation of regenerative healing in man. A possible alternative to prosthetic implantation. Becker RO. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1972 Mar-Apr;83:255-62.
Electrical stimulation of partial limb regeneration in mammals. Becker RO, Spadaro JA. Bull N Y Acad Med. 1972 May;48(4):627-41.
The basic biological data transmission and control system influenced by electrical forces. Becker RO. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1974;238:236-41
Panel discussion: The role of electrical potential at the cellular level in growth and development. Becker RO, Cone CD, Jaffe LF, Parsegian VA, Pohl HA, Weiss L. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1974;238:451-6
Regeneration of the ventricular myocardium in amphibians. Becker RO, Chapin S, Sherry R. Nature. 1974 Mar 8;248(444):145-7.
The current status of electrically stimulated bone growth. Becker RO. ONA J. 1975 Feb;2(2):35-6
Clinical experiences with low intensity direct current stimulation of bone growth. Becker RO, Spadaro JA, Marino AA. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1977 May;(124):75-83.
Treatment of orthopaedic infections with electrically generated silver ions. A preliminary report. Becker RO, Spadaro JA. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1978 Oct;60(7):871-81.
Electrical osteogenesis--pro and con. Becker RO. Calcif Tissue Res. 1978 Dec 8;26(2):93-7.
The significance of electrically stimulated osteogenesis: more questions than answers. Becker RO. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1979 Jun;(141):266-74.
Electrostimulation and undetected malignant tumors. Becker RO, Esper C. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1981 Nov-Dec;(161):336-9
Electromagnetism and the revolution in medicine. Becker RO. Acupunct Electrother Res. 1987;12(1):75-9.
Silver ions in the treatment of local infections. Becker RO. Met Based Drugs. 1999;6(4-5):311-4.
Induced dedifferentiation: a possible alternative to embryonic stem cell transplants. Becker RO. NeuroRehabilitation. 2002;17(1):23-31.
Exploring new horizons in electromedicine. Becker RO. J Altern Complement Med. 2004 Feb;10(1):17-8.

References

^ "Dr. Robert O. Becker". Watertown Daily Times. Watertown, New York. May 29, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
^ Miller, Stephen (June 11, 2008). "Robert Becker, 84, Raised Concerns Over Power Lines". The New York Sun. New York. Retrieved May 12, 2012. {{cite news}}: More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)
Burgess, Adam (2004). "Radiating Uncertainty". Cellular Phones, Public Fears, and a Culture of Precaution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 146. ISBN 9780521520829. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
Mae-Wan Ho, Fritz Albert Popp, Ulrich Warnke Bioelectrodynamics and biocommunication 1994, p. 21
Harvey J. Irwin, Caroline Watt An Introduction to Parapsychology 2007, p. 125

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