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category: "Skeptics & Critics"
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- Person
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- Skeptic
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- Magician
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summary: "Milbourne Christopher was a renowned American stage magician and author."
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born: 1914-03-23
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died: 1984-06-17
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location: "Baltimore, Maryland"
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Milbourne Christopher was a renowned American stage magician and author. He was known for his expertise in exposing fraudulent psychic claims and was occasionally brought into the [[Stanford Research Institute]] (SRI) laboratory during experiments with [[Uri Geller]].[^1]
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[[Hal Puthoff]] and [[Russell Targ]], wary of Geller's showman tendencies and potential use of sleight of hand, would sometimes disguise Christopher as a camera-wielding lab technician to observe Geller's performances. This was part of their effort to ensure the scientific rigor of their experiments and to guard against any trickery.[^1]
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[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. |