Christopher Bird
Christopher Bird (May 111928 - May 2, 1996) became a science journalist after serving in the U.S. Army. His special field of interest was the world of unconventional scientific phenomena. His works included:
- Secret Life of Plants (co-authored with Peter Tompkins, 1973) ISBN 0060915870
- Nikola Tesla: Great Scientist, Forgotten Genius (with Oliver Nichelson, 1977)
- The Divining Hand (1979) ISBN 0924608161 a History of Dowsing
- Secrets of the Soil (with Peter Tompkins, 1989) ISBN 1890693243
- The Trial and Persecution of Gaston Naessens (originally: The Galileo of the Microscope, 1991)
Bird travelled widely and spoke many languages, among them Russian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Serbo-Croat. He had degrees in botany and Eastern Studies.
He was born in Norwood, Massachusetts and died in Blairsville, Georgia.
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