Robert O. Becker | |
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Born |
River Edge, New Jersey |
May 31, 1923
Died | May 14, 2008 Lowville, New York Death caused by pneumonia |
(aged 84)
Residence | United States of America |
Fields |
bioelectricity electromedicine |
Institutions | Upstate Medical Center at State University of New York Veterans Administration Hospital |
Alma mater |
Gettysburg College New York University School of Medicine |
Known for | Father of Electromedicine Electrochemically induced cellular regeneration |
Spouse | Lillian Janet Moller |
Children | 3 |
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.
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.
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, during World War II. Becker also served from 1951 to 1953 in the United States Army Medical Corps.