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Template:Remote ViewingHarold E. Puthoff, Ph.D., is an American physicist involved in research on various fringe physics and paranormal topics.

Research

In 1967, Puthoff earned a Ph.D. from Stanford University.

Puthoff is well known within gravitational physics for his papers on polarizable vacuum (PV) and stochastic electrodynamics, which are generally regarded as examples of fringe science. He has apparently collaborated with Russell Targ in a study of the putative abilities of Uri Geller.

Puthoff is said to have worked with tunable lasers and electron beam devices. He is said to hold several patents.

Secret government work?

Puthoff was once a United States Navy officer who was allegedly assigned as a liaison officer with the National Security Agency. He allegedly later became a civilian employee at NSA. He later joined SRI International where in 1972, together with Russell Targ, he founded a notorious remote viewing program, said to have been called Project SCANATE, which was allegedly funded by the CIA.

Some say that at one time Puthoff held high-level security clearances in the United States.

Ventures in Austin

In 1985, Puthoff founded a company, EarthTech International, also in Austin, TX. At abut the same time, he founded a fringe science organization, Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin, in Austin, TX, where he is director. Not to be confused with the mainstream Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, IASA pursues research in fringe physics, with funding from one or more anonymous donors. According to Skepdic's dictionary, a website maintained by Robert Todd Carroll, Joe Firmage has funded research by Puthoff. It is not clear whether this means that Firmage is one of the anonymous donors behind the IASA.

Scientology

According to at least one anti-scientology website, Puthoff is involved with Scientology. Indeed, the anonymous author(s) of this page claims he holds the rank of OTVII. According to anonymously posts which are purportedly leaked documents from secret Scientology manuals, this rank allegedly is described within Scientology literature as

This is a lengthy level, requiring a considerable amount of time to complete. It is the final pre-OT level, and culminates in attainment of the state of CAUSE OVER LIFE.

— A document alleged on the Internet to be an "official" Scientology description of various OT levels

See also

References

  • Pantell, Richard H. and Puthoff, H. E. (1969). Fundamentals of Quantum Electronics. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-65790-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • H. E. Puthoff, CIA-Initiated Remote Viewing At Stanford Research Institute, 1996, from Biomind Superpowers, the website of Ingo Swann, also said to be an ex-employee of Project SCANATE.
  • Puthoff, H. E. "Searching for the Universal Matrix in Metaphysics". Research News and Opportunities in Science and Theology. 2: 22. {{cite journal}}: Text "yea2002" ignored (help)
  • Puthoff, H. E. (2002). "Polarizable Vacuum (PV) Approach to General Relativity". Foundations of Physics. 32: 927–943. arXiv eprint
  • Puthoff, H. E.; Little, S. R.; and Ibison, M. (2002). "Engineering the Zero-Point Field and Polarizable Vacuum for Interstellar Flight". J. British Interplanetary Society. 55: 137–144.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

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