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'''Arthur Robert Firstenberg''' (born in Brooklyn New York on May 28 1950) is an American |
'''Arthur Robert Firstenberg''' (born in Brooklyn New York on May 28 1950) is an American author on the bioeffects of electromagnetic radiation. He is the author of ''Microwaving Our Planet: The Environmental Impact of the Wireless Revolution'' (1997) and founder of the Cellular Phone Taskforce.<ref name="latitudes2002">{{Citation |
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Arthur Robert Firstenberg (born in Brooklyn New York on May 28 1950) is an American author on the bioeffects of electromagnetic radiation. He is the author of Microwaving Our Planet: The Environmental Impact of the Wireless Revolution (1997) and founder of the Cellular Phone Taskforce.[1] He edited the magazine, No Place To Hide, from 1997 to 2002.
Arthur was a Westinghouse scholar and received a B.A. in mathematics from Cornell University in 1971 and continued into medical school between 1978 and 1982. He was unable to continue his schooling due to electromagnetic hypersensitivity, which he attributes to diagnostic dental x-rays.[1]
Since 1996, he has argued in numerous publications that wireless technology is dangerous[2] and that "the telecommunications industry has suppressed damaging evidence about its technology since at least 1927."[3] The World Health Organization says that "[there is] no convincing scientific evidence that the weak RF signals from base stations and wireless networks cause adverse health effects."[4]
In May 2008, he and other groups accused the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico of discrimination against those allergic to EM radiation for having free wireless networks in city buildings.[5] [6]
See also
- Electromagnetic radiation and health
- Mobile phone radiation and health
- Wireless electronic devices and health
External links
- World Health Organization (2004-2007), "Fact sheets and information sheets regarding electromagnetic fields and public health".
References
- ^ a b Firstenberg, Arthur; Molloy, Susan (July 1, 2002), "Electrical Sensitivity" ([dead link] – Scholar search), Latitudes, 5 (4)
{{citation}}: External link in|format= - ^ Firstenberg, Arthur (January 2006), "The Largest Biological Experiment Ever" ([dead link] – Scholar search), Sun Monthly
{{citation}}: External link in|format= - ^ Firstenberg, Arthur (Summer, 1997), "Microwaving Our Planet, Cellular Assault" ([dead link] – Scholar search), Earth Island Journal, 12 (3)
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); External link in|format= - ^ World Health Organization Factsheet (May 2006), Electromagnetic fields and public health, retrieved 2007-05-03
- ^ Schwartz, Gadi; Panas, Joshua (2008-05-20), Group wants Wi-Fi banned from public buildings, retrieved 2008-05-24
- ^ Pein, corey (June 24, 2009), "Tuned Out" (– [1]), Santa Fe Reporter, 36 (25)
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