Robert O. Becker

About the Author

Robert O. Becker was a pioneering orthopedic surgeon and researcher whose groundbreaking work revolutionized our understanding of electromagnetism's role in biology and medicine. Serving as Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Syracuse, New York, and as a professor at the State University of New York, Becker dedicated his career to exploring how low-level electromagnetic fields influence healing, regeneration, and human health. His seminal books, The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life and Cross Currents: The Perils of Electropollution, the Promise of Electromedicine, blend rigorous scientific inquiry with urgent warnings about environmental electropollution. Becker's advocacy for safer electromagnetic technologies continues to inspire researchers and policymakers, leaving an enduring legacy in bioelectromagnetics.