Biography:Julius Weinberger
Julius Weinberger (July 22, 1893, New York City – June, 1978) was a radio engineer and inventor, credited with over 70 patents for radio devices.[1] He authored or co-authored a number of scientific articles in radio journals.[2] He was also a parapsychologist.[3][4]
After earning his Bachelor of Science from City College of New York in 1913, he worked for 42 years at the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various positions between 1916 and 1958, eventually being in charge of technical radio research for the RCA Photophone.[5]
In later years, Weinberger delved into parapsychology[6] and reflected upon a variety of related topics, including communicating with the dead via radio using a Venus flytrap as the medium.[7] As a result, scientific skeptic Paul Kurtz wrote in the Skeptical Inquirer of February, 1978 that "Most likely, the Uri award with distinction should be awarded to Julius Weinberger", referring to the tongue-in-cheek "Uri Award", later realized as the Pigasus award.[8]
References
- ↑ "Google Patents: Julius Weinberger". https://patents.google.com/?inventor=Weinberger+Julius.
- ↑ "Money Spent for Play: An Index of Opinion". Public Opinion Quarterly (Oxford University Press). 1938. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2744582.
- ↑ Pleasants, Helene (1964). Biographical Dictionary of Parapsychology. Helix Press.
- ↑ "Weinberger, Julius (1893-1978)". Encyclopedia.com. https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/weinberger-julius-1893-1978.
- ↑ "IEEE Xplorer". p. 746. doi:10.1109/JRPROC.1939.228884. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1686806.
- ↑ Krippner, Stanley (1977). Future science: Life energies and the physics of paranormal phenomena. Doubleday. https://www.librarything.com/work/771490.
- ↑ Weinberger, Julius (1961). "On Apparatus Communication with Discarnate Persons". International Journal of Parapsychology 3, no. 1.
- ↑ "The Skeptical Inquirer". 1978. p. 94. https://skepticalinquirer.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2019/03/1978-02.pdf.
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