Uri Geller
Uri Geller, circa 2005.
Born	December 20, 1946 (1946-12-20) (age 60) Tel Aviv, Israel
Residence	Great Britain
Spouse	Hannah Geller

Uri Geller (Hebrew: אורי גלר‎, born Gellér György^[1] December 20, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-British performer and celebrity famous for claiming to have psychic powers. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 313 KB) Summary from the skepticwiki: http://www. ... Look up Circa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Latin word circa, literally meaning about, is often used to describe various dates (often birth and death dates) that are uncertain. ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ... Psychic (sÄ«kÄ­k); from the Greek psychikos - of the soul, mental - and referring in part to the human mind or psyche (ex. ...

Geller rose to fame after performing a series of televised performances which he said were paranormal demonstrations of psychokinesis, dowsing, and telepathy. His performance included bending spoons, describing hidden drawings, and making watches appear to stop or run faster. Geller says he performs these feats through willpower and the strength of his mind. Critics have demonstrated that his performances can be duplicated using stage magic tricks. Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. ... The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, psyche, meaning mind, soul, or breath; and κίνησις, kinesis, meaning motion; literally movement from the mind)[1][2] or PK, also known as telekinesis[3] (Greek + , literally distant-movement referring to telekinesis) or TK, denotes the paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter, time... For the English iconoclast, see William Dowsing. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... A spoon bent at a PK party Spoon bending is the apparent deformation of objects, especially metal cutlery, apparently either without physical force, or with less force than normally necessary. ... Magician redirects here. ...

Biography

Born to Jewish parents from Hungary and Austria, Geller was named after a cousin who had been killed in a bus accident. Geller says he is a distant relative of Sigmund Freud on his mother's side.^[2] According to Geller, he first became aware of his paranormal abilities when he was four, claiming that after a light from the sky knocked him to the ground, his spoon bent and broke.^{[citation needed]} The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Sigmund Freud (IPA: ), born Sigismund Schlomo Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939), was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. ...

He served as a paratrooper in the Israeli Army,^[3] and was wounded in action during the 1967 Six-Day War.^[4] He worked as a photographic model in 1968 and 1969, and in the same year, he began to perform for small audiences as a nightclub entertainer,^[5] becoming well-known in Israel^{[citation needed]}. The Paratroopers Brigade (חטיבת הצנחנים, Hativat HaTzanhanim) is a unit of paratroopers within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) its part of central command. ... Combatants Israel Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Commanders Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan, Uzi Narkiss, Israel Tal, Mordechai Hod, Ariel Sharon Abdel Hakim Amer, Abdul Munim Riad, Zaid ibn Shaker, Hafez al-Assad Strength 264,000 (incl. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ...

Geller also became popular in the early 1970s in the United States. He also received attention from the scientific community who were interested in examining his claims of psychic abilities. At the peak of his career in the 1970s he worked full-time, performing for television audiences worldwide. He claims that he has accumulated wealth in part by performing dowsing services to find commodities such as oil, gold, and minerals, but that the companies he has worked for are reluctant to admit it.^{[citation needed]} For the English iconoclast, see William Dowsing. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. ...

He owns a 1976 Cadillac adorned with thousands of pieces of bent tableware given to him by celebrities or otherwise having historical or other significance. It includes spoons from celebrities such as John Lennon and the Spice Girls, and those with which Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy ate. Geller designed the logo for popular music group N*SYNC ^[6] and contributed artwork to Michael Jackson's CD, "Invincible." Cadillac is a brand of luxury automobile, part of the General Motors corporation, produced and mostly sold in the USA; outside of North America, they have been less successful. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... The Spice Girls are an English all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. ... Churchill redirects here. ... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ... *NSYNC is a five-part pop music vocal group, specifically a boy band, formed in Orlando, Florida, USA. The group members are James Lance Bass, Joshua Scott Chasez (JC), Joseph Anthony Fatone Junior (Joey), Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (Chris), and Justin Randall Timberlake. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...

Jackson was best man when Geller renewed his wedding vows in 2001.^[7] He also negotiated the famous TV interview between Jackson with the journalist Martin Bashir: "Living with Michael Jackson".^[8] In BBC television interviews, Geller has since admitted that he has not been in contact with Jackson since this time. Geller says that he has split with Jackson because of anti-Semitic statements Jackson had purportedly made.^[9] Martin Bashir interviewing Michael Jackson Martin Bashir (born January 19, 1963 ) , in London) is a British journalist of Pakistani descent. ... Living with Michael Jackson was a Granada Television documentary, in which British journalist Martin Bashir interviewed Michael Jackson over a period of 8 months, from the middle of 2002 to January 2003. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...

In an appearance on Esther Rantzen's 1996 television talk show Esther, Geller claimed to have suffered from anorexia nervosa for several years.^{[citation needed]} Esther Louise Rantzen CBE (born on 22 June 1940 ) (age 66)) is a British journalist and television presenter who is best known for her long stint in Thats Life! and her anti paedophile activism activities as founder of the charity ChildLine. ... For the symphonic black metal band, see Anorexia Nervosa (band) For other uses, see Anorexia Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. ...

Geller is the president of International Friends of Magen David Adom, a group that lobbied the International Committee of the Red Cross to recognise Magen David Adom ("Red Star of David") as a humanitarian relief organisation.^{[citation needed]} The Red Cross acknowledged the organization as such in June, 2006. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. ... The Magen David Adom emblem The Magen David Adom (Hebrew: ‎) is Israels national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service. ...

In 2002, he became honorary co-chairman of the English Nationwide Conference football club Exeter City, who were relegated to the Nationwide Conference in May 2003. He has since severed formal ties with the club. The same year, he appeared as a contestant on the first series of the British reality TV show, I'm a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here!. Exeter City F.C. is an English football club, based in Exeter, who have played in the English Football League for most of its history, but now play in the Nationwide Conference. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of so-called non-league football in England. ... Im a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! is a UK reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts. ...

In 2007 Geller hosted a reality show in Israel called "The Successor" ("היורש"), where the contestants performed magic tricks and Geller was accused of "trickery".^[10] With the success of that show, in July 2007 NBC signed Geller and Criss Angel for Phenomenon. The show, airing on October 24[1] that searches for the next great mentalist.^[11] “Illusionist” redirects here. ... Criss Angel (born Christopher Nicholas Sarantas on December 19, 1967) is an American magician, illusionist, musician, mentalist, hypnotist, escapologist, stunt performer, director, and actor. ... Phenomenon is a competition show judged by Uri Geller and Criss Angel(Mindfreak) which debuted Wednesday, October 24, 2007 on NBC. The show will have ten contestants competing to become the next great mentalist. ... In parapsychology, a Mentalist, as opposed to a psychic, is defined as someone who is believed not only to be able to read information mentally, but also to alter that information. ...

Geller currently lives in Sonning-on-Thames, Berkshire, England. He makes various personal appearances, is involved with art and design projects, and contributes articles to newspapers, magazines, and an Internet web column. In recent years, he has performed demonstrations such as spoon-bending much less frequently in public.^{[citation needed]} He is a vegan and speaks four languages: English, Hebrew, Hungarian, and German. In addition he has written sixteen fiction and nonfiction books. The Thames near Sonning Sonning is a small village in Berkshire, England a few miles east of Reading. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... “Vegan” redirects here. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Fiction (disambiguation). ... Non-fiction is a truthful account or representation of a subject which is composed of facts. ...

Paranormal claims

Geller's claims of paranormal powers have been challenged by the Atheist Foundation of Australia ^[12] and his critics see him as a very successful con artist.^[13] A confidence trick, confidence game, or con for short, (also known as a scam) is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons (known as the mark) usually with the goal of financial or other gain. ...

In the 1970s, some scientists were persuaded that Geller's demonstrations were genuine.^[14] Since that time various magicians and skeptics, who deny that he has paranormal abilities, have suggested possible ways in which Geller could have tricked the scientists using misdirection techniques.^[13][15] These critics, who include Richard Feynman, James Randi and Martin Gardner, have accused him of using his demonstrations fraudulently outside of the entertainment business.^[16][17] The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the physicist. ... James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. ... Martin Gardner (b. ... In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain. ... A stilt-walker entertaining shoppers at a shopping centre in Swindon, England Entertainment is an event, performance, or activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience (although, for example, in the case of a computer game the audience may be only one person). ...

Geller is well-known for his sports predictions. Skeptic James Randi and British tabloid The Sun (among others), have demonstrated the teams and players he chooses to win most often lose.^[18] John Atkinson explored "predictions" Geller made over thirty years and concluded "Uri more often than not scuppered the chances of sportsmen and teams he was trying to help."^[18] This was pointed out by one of James Randi's readers, who called it "The Curse of Uri Geller".^[19] James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ...

Parallels to stage magic

Geller admits "Sure, there are magicians who can duplicate it [his performances] through trickery."^[20] He claims that even though his demonstrations could have been done using trickery, he happens to use psychic powers to achieve his results.^[20] Skeptic James Randi, star of Secrets of the Psychics, has stated that if Geller is truly using his mind to perform these feats, "he is doing it the hard way".^[21] Stage magicians note several methods of creating the illusion of a spoon spontaneously bending. Most common is the practice of misdirection, an underlying principle of many stage magic tricks.^[22] James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. ... Secrets of the Psychics was a PBS NOVA episode following James Randis work. ... For other uses, see illusion (disambiguation). ... “Illusionist” redirects here. ... The word trick has several meanings in English: Confidence trick Magic trick Trick or treat A trick in a card game A trick can be a feat requiring some dexterity or ingenuity performed to amuse or as part of a game, such as a Skateboarding trick. ...

According to Randi, there are many ways in which a bent spoon can be presented to an audience as to give the appearance it was done with supernatural powers. One way is through one or several brief moments of distraction in which a magician can physically bend a spoon unseen by the audience.^[23] Then the bend is gradually revealed creating the illusion that the spoon is bending before the viewers' eyes.^[24] Another way, if a performer does not bend the spoon with force during the performance is by pre-bending them and thus reducing the amount of force later needed to be applied.^[25]

Geller claims in "telepathic drawing" demonstrations that he is able to read subjects' minds as they draw a picture. Although in these demonstrations he cannot see the picture being drawn, he is sometimes present in the room and on those occasions can see the subjects as they draw. Critics argue this may allow Geller to infer common shapes from pencil movement and sound, with the power of suggestion doing the rest.^[26] James Randi has also suggested that Geller uses tiny mirrors held in his palm in order to see the drawings.

Disagreements over measuring success

Critics note Geller's demonstrations are not always successful. For example, he is not always able during his "telepathic" drawing demonstrations to define the shape or image drawn. [2] Geller has also at times canceled performances or failed to produce the expected results, sometimes blaming his apparent lack of psychic power on some interference, exhaustion, or lack of cooperation by the subjects. He was paid to investigate the kidnapping of Hungarian model Helga Farkas, and, although he predicted she would be found alive and in good health, she was murdered by her kidnappers [3]. He was reportedly unable to bend a spoon for Nobel-prize winning physicist Richard Feynman, as mentioned in Feynman's book Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!. This article is about the physicist. ... This article is about the physicist. ... Surely Youre Joking, Mr. ...

1993 TV show Secrets of the Psychics.

Geller's critics often disagree with him about the degree of success actually achieved during demonstrations. For instance, his television appearances have frequently involved viewer interaction, and among the viewers there are very often callers who claim to have located bent spoons or restarted clocks after Geller appeared on TV. Skeptics maintain this does not necessarily indicate paranormal success, and speculate that about half of all stopped mechanical clocks can be at least temporarily restarted simply by moving them around.^[27] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 500 × 500 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 500 pixel, file size: 48 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a DVD cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the DVD or the studio... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 500 × 500 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 500 pixel, file size: 48 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a DVD cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the DVD or the studio... Secrets of the Psychics was a PBS NOVA episode following James Randis work. ...

In his telepathy demonstrations, Geller sometimes, but not always, reveals his answer slowly while asking whether he is on the right track. This approach is consistent with a stage magic technique known as cold reading, in which a magician tricks a subject into revealing information by suggesting that he already knows it. Geller's approach is apparent in an interview on the Gerry Ryan radio show on February 20, 2002: For the theatrical training technique, see Cold reading (theatrical). ... Gerry Ryan (born 4 June 1956) is a veteran Irish radio presenter, for RTÉ 2fm. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

Ryan: "Are you getting the image that I'm sending to you? I'm concentrating very hard on it at the moment."

Geller: "It's very, very hard for me because, you know..."

Ryan: "Just say what comes into your head, what's in your head?"

Geller: "Well the first thing that I drew was a ... it had a triangular shape at the top. Am I very wrong?"

Ryan: "I have sent you an image of the Pyramids. That's it! Are you really? You're not pulling my leg? No!"

Geller: "Gerry, I swear to you I drew a pyramid, and I also drew the stones in the pyramid, but I was not sure, so the first image that came into my mind was a triangle and then I drew the lines in it as the stones."

Testing

Geller's performances of drawing duplication and cutlery bending usually take place under informal conditions such as television interviews. During his early career he did allow some scientists to investigate his claims. A study by Stanford Research Institute researchers Harold E. Puthoff and Russell Targ concluded that he had clearly performed successfully enough to warrant further serious study, and the "Geller-effect", was coined to refer to the particular type of abilities they felt had been demonstrated.^[28] SRI International is one of the worlds largest contract research institutions. ... Harold E. Puthoff, Ph. ... Russell Targ is an American physicist and author who was a pioneer in the development of the laser. ...

Geller's "watch fixing" abilities do not impress watch makers who note "many supposedly broken watches had merely been stopped by gummy oil, and simply holding them in the hand would warm the oil enough to soften it and allow watches to resume ticking."^[29]

In An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural Randi wrote "Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ, who studied Mr. Geller at the Stanford Research Institute (now known as Stanford Research International) were aware, in one instance at least, that they were being shown a magician's trick by Geller."^[30] Moreover, Randi explained, "Their protocols for this 'serious' investigation of the powers claimed by Geller were described by Dr. Ray Hyman, who investigated the project on behalf of a U.S. funding agency, as 'sloppy and inadequate'."^[31] An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural is a 1995 book by James Randi and Arthur C. Clarke. ... SRI International is one of the worlds largest contract research institutions. ...

Other critics of this testing include Dr David Marks and the late Dr Richard Kammann. They published a description of how Geller could have cheated in an informal test of his ESP powers in 1977 ^[32]. Their 1978 article in Nature and 1980 book, The Psychology of the Psychic (2nd ed. 2000) described how a perfectly normal explanation was possible for Geller's alleged powers of telepathy. Marks and Kammann found strong evidence that while at SRI Geller was allowed to peek through a hole in the laboratory wall separating Geller from the drawings he was being invited to reproduce. The drawings he was asked to reproduce were placed on a wall opposite the peep hole which the investigators Targ and Puthoff had stuffed with cotton gauze. In addition to this error, the investigators had also allowed Geller access to a two-way intercom enabling Geller to listen to the investigators' conversation during the time when they were choosing and/or displaying the target drawings. These basic errors indicate the high importance of ensuring that psychologists, magicians or other people with an in-depth knowledge of perception, who are trained in methods for blocking sensory cues, be present during the testing of self-proclaimed psychics. David Marks is a psychologist and professor at City University in London, U.K.. He is founding editor of the Journal of Health Psychology. ... Nature is a prominent scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869. ... The Psychology of the Psychic is a work by David Marks. ...

In addition to speculating how Uri Geller may have fooled the scientists at SRI, among many others, David Marks recorded Uri Geller bending a key on film. This event occurred during Geller's visit to New Zealand in the 1970s. This film actually shows how Geller cleverly misdirected onlookers while gripping the key in both hands and bending it.

Notable performances

Geller was unable to bend any tableware during a 1973 appearance on The Tonight Show in which the spoons he was to bend had been preselected by Johnny Carson. Earlier in his career, Carson had been an amateur stage magician, as had James Randi, who advised Carson on how to thwart potential trickery. Randi explained in a 1993 Secrets of the Psychics for the NOVA television series: "I was asked to prevent any trickery. I told them to provide their own props and not to let Geller or his people anywhere near them." This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other persons named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ... James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. ... Secrets of the Psychics was a PBS NOVA episode following James Randis work. ... Nova is a popular science television series from the USA produced by WGBH and can be seen on PBS and in more than 100 countries. ...

Noel Edmonds was a television prankster who often used hidden cameras to record celebrities in Candid Camera-like situations for his television programme, Noel's House Party. In 1996, Edmonds planned a stunt in which shelves would fall from the walls of a room while Geller was in it. The cameras recorded footage of Geller from angles he wasn't expecting, and they showed Geller grasping a spoon firmly with both hands as he stood up to display a bend in it.[4] Geller later claimed that he knew that Edmonds' crew had been filming, and that he made the shelves fall off the wall with his psychic powers. Noel Ernest Edmonds (born 22 December 1948 in Ilford, Essex) is a British television presenter, DJ, executive who made his name on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. He is more recently known as the presenter of the television gameshow Deal or No Deal. ... Noels House Party is a BBC television light entertainment show hosted by Noel Edmonds that was broadcast live on Saturday evenings throughout the 1990s. ...

In late 2006 and early 2007 Geller starred in an Israeli television show to find a "successor." During one segment, Geller tried to move a compass with paranormal abilities. However, video cameras caught Geller with magnet-on-thumb (magnets cause compasses to move in the direction of the magnet).^[33][34] Geller then forced YouTube to remove the clips that showed the fake thumb.^[33] YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

This trick was also done by Geller in 2000 on ABC TV's The View, which was then duplicated by Randi on the same show the following week.^[35] This article is about the talk show. ...

Litigation

Geller has litigated or threatened legal action against some of his critics with mixed success.^[36] These included libel allegations against Randi and illusionist Gérard Majax. Magician redirects here. ... Gérard Majax (April 28, 1943) is a French illusionist and skeptic. ...

James Randi's 1982 The Truth About Uri Geller.

Notably, three lawsuits Geller filed against Prometheus Books, a publisher of sceptical books, which had falsely asserted that Geller had been arrested and convicted in Israel for misrepresenting himself as a psychic, were dismissed in the U.S. as they were filed after the statute of limitations had expired, and Geller was obliged to pay more than $20,000 in costs to the defendant.^[37] Upon the final resolution of the Prometheus suit, the chairman of the publishing house, Paul Kurtz, stated, "It seems Mr. Geller's alleged psychic powers weren't working correctly when he decided to file this suit." Kurtz did, however, provide Geller with a written apology and acknowledgment of error on behalf of Prometheus Books after Geller agreed to drop an identical suit filed in London.^[38] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. ... The Truth About Uri Geller, formally known as The Magic of Uri Geller, is a 1982 book by magician and skeptic James Randi about Uri Geller. ... Prometheus Books is a publishing company founded in August 1969 by Paul Kurtz and publishes scientific, educational, and popular books, especially those of a secular humanist or scientific skepticism nature. ... Dr. Paul Kurtz Paul Kurtz (born December 21, 1925 in Newark, New Jersey) is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), but is best known for his prominent role in the United States skeptical community. ...

In a 1989 interview with a Japanese newspaper, Randi was quoted as saying that Uri Geller had driven a scientist to "shoot himself in the head" after finding out that Geller had fooled him. Randi afterwards claimed was a metaphor lost in translation.^[39] However, in previous interview with a Canadian newspaper, Randi said essentially the same thing; "One scientist, a metallurgist, wrote a paper backing Geller's claims that he could bend metal. The scientist shot himself after I showed him how the key bending trick was done."^[40] In 1990, Geller sued Randi in a Japanese court over the statements Randi had made in the Japanese newspaper. In March 1993, the court ruled in favor of Geller, declaring Randi's statement an "insult" and awarded a judgment against Randi for 500,000 yen (at the time about US$4400).^[41] The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

In 1998, the Broadcasting Standards Commission in the United Kingdom rejected a complaint made by Geller, saying that it "wasn't unfair to have magicians showing how they duplicate those "psychic feats'" on the NOVA episode Secrets of the Psychics.^[42] The Office of Communications, usually known as Ofcom, is the UKs communications regulator. ... Nova is a popular science television series from the USA produced by WGBH and can be seen on PBS and in more than 100 countries. ... Secrets of the Psychics was a PBS NOVA episode following James Randis work. ...

In November of 2000 Geller sued video game company Nintendo over the Pokémon "Yungerer," localized in English as "Kadabra," which he claimed was an unauthorised appropriation of his identity.^[43][44] The Pokémon in question has psychic abilities and carries bent spoons. Geller also claimed that the star on Kadabra's forehead, and the lightning patterns on its abdomen, are symbolisms popular with the Waffen SS of Nazi Germany, and was outraged at the connotations that Nintendo had supposedly made.^[44] Although the symbols are derived from Zener cards, the name is a pun; the katakana n (ン) resembles the kana ri (リ) (the transliteration of Mr. Geller's name into Katakana would be ユリゲラー Yurigerā). Geller sued for £60 million, the equivalent of US $100 million, but lost. For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Geller is the Russianised form of Heller. ... “Computer and video games” redirects here. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... Kadabra , Yungerer in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Zener cards Zener cards are cards used to conduct experiments for extra-sensory perception (ESP), most often clairvoyance. ... Katakana ) is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet. ...

He also considered a suit against IKEA over a furniture line featuring bent legs that was called the "Uri" line.^[45] Map of countries with IKEA stores. ...

Geller sued the Timex Watch Company for millions, and lost.[5] The term Timex can refer to: Timex Corporation - a large US manufacturer of watches Timex (Unix utility) - a Unix utility tool used in the measurement of duration of shell processes Timex Sinclair - a series of microcomputers, modeled on the ZX81 and ZX Spectrum Category: ...

Copyright claims

In March 2007, videos showing Geller cheating were removed from YouTube due to copyright claims by Explorologist Limited.^[46] Explorologist Limited is operated by Geller who owns 75% of the company and his long time manager/brother in law Shimshon [Shipi] Shtrang who owns 25%.^[46] James Randi noted Geller does not own the copyright to these clips, which includes Geller's appearance on The Tonight Show.^[46] YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

On May 8, 2007 the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued Geller on behalf of Brian Sapient for making false claims to force YouTube to remove a video.^[47] YouTube eventually reversed their decision to remove the video. The EFF posted the documents pertaining to Sapient v. Geller online.^[48] is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... EFF Logo The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is an international non-profit advocacy and legal organization based in the United States with the stated purpose of being dedicated to preserving free speech rights such as those protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution in the context of... Kelly, of the RRS, at a debate at Calvary Baptist Church in Manhattan, May 5, 2007. ...

The removals have caused a backlash against Geller.^[49]

See also

Bibliography

Books about Geller

• Colin, Jim The Strange Story of Uri Geller. Raintree, 1975 ISBN 0817210377 (48 pages)
• Ebon, Martin The Amazing Uri Geller Signet 1975. ISBN 0451064755
• Ben Harris Gellerism Revealed. Micky Hades International 1985 ISBN 0-919230-92-X
• Margolis, Jonathan. Uri Geller Magician or Mystic?. Welcome Rain / Orion ISBN 0752810065
• Marks, David. The Psychology of the Psychic (2nd Ed.) New York: Prometheus Books, 2000. ISBN 1573927988
• Gardner, Martin, Confessions of a Psychic. (under the pseudonym "Uriah Fuller" (an allusion to Geller) that purport to explain "how fake psychics perform seemingly incredible paranormal feats".) Karl Fulves, 1975.
• Gardner, Martin. Further Confessions of a Psychic. (under the pseudonym "Uriah Fuller") 1980.
• Gardner, Martin. Science: Good, Bad, and Bogus. Prometheus Books. (March 1990) ISBN 0879755733
• Panati, Charles, The Geller Papers. Houghton Mifflin
• Puharich, Andrija, Uri: A Journal of the Mystery of Uri Geller. Anchor Press / Doubleday
• Randi, James, The Magic of Uri Geller. (Later editions are titled The Truth About Uri Geller). New York: Prometheus Books, Ballintine, 1982. ISBN 0-87975-199-1
• Taylor, John G.. Superminds. Macmillian/Picador
• Wilhelm, John. In Search of Superman. Pocket Books, 1976. ISBN 0671805908
• Wilson, Colin. The Geller Phenomenon. Aldus Books, 1976. ISBN 0717281051

Non-fiction books By Geller Martin Ebon (born May 27, 1917 Hamburg, Germany) author of many non-fiction books from the paranormal to politics. ... David Marks is a psychologist and professor at City University in London, U.K.. He is founding editor of the Journal of Health Psychology. ... The Psychology of the Psychic is a work by David Marks. ... Martin Gardner (b. ... Uriah Fuller is a pen name that Martin Gardner, a notable American skeptic, recreational mathematician, author, and amateur magician, used to write two booklets in the 1970s showing how purported psychics such as Uri Geller do their seemingly impossible paranormal feats such as bending spoons and apparently reading minds. ... Uriah Fuller is a pen name that Martin Gardner, a notable American skeptic, recreational mathematician, author, and amateur magician, used to write two booklets in the 1970s showing how purported psychics such as Uri Geller do their seemingly impossible paranormal feats such as bending spoons and apparently reading minds. ... Andrija Puharich (born February 19, 1918 in Chicago, IL), was a psychical researcher and supportive biographer of Uri Geller. ... James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. ... The Truth About Uri Geller, formally known as The Magic of Uri Geller, is a 1982 book by magician and skeptic James Randi about Uri Geller. ... For other uses, see Colin Wilson (disambiguation). ...

• My Story. Henry Holt & Company, Inc. (April 1975) ISBN 0030301963
• Uri Geller and Guy Lyon Playfair. The Geller Effect. Grafton, Jonathan Cape, Hunter Publishing, (1988) ISBN 0586074309 ISBN 978-0586074305
• Uri Geller and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Confessions of a Psychic and a Rabbi. (Foreword by Deepak Chopra) Element Books Ltd (March 2000) ISBN 1862047243
• Uri Geller and Lulu Appleton. Mind Medicine. Element Books Ltd (October 1999) ISBN 1862044775
• Uri Geller's Little Book of Mind Power. Robson Books (August 1999) ISBN 186105193X
• Uri Geller's Mind Power Kit. Penguin USA (1996) ISBN 0670871389
• Uri Geller's Fortune Secrets. (Edited with Simon Turnbull) Psychic Hotline Pty Limited (May 21, 1987) ISBN 0722138121
• Unorthodox Encounters. Chrysalis Books (2001) ISBN 1861053665

Fiction books By Geller This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Shmuley Boteach (born November 19, 1966) Los Angeles, California, USA is an American Orthodox rabbi, radio and television host, and author. ... Deepak Chopra (Hindi: ; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian medical doctor and writer. ... Simon Turnbull, (born May 10, 1950 in Sydney, Australia), is one of Australias most celebrated psychics, and co-founded the Australian Psychics Association(APA) in 1983. ...

• Ella. Martinez Roca, (March 1999) ISBN 0747259208
• Shawn. Goodyer Associates Ltd, ISBN 1871406099
• Pampini. World Authors (1980, ISBN 0899750001
• Dead Cold. ISBN 0747259216

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• Uri Geller official homepage
• Uri Geller - a bibliography
• Geller on the Ropes by James Randi
• Uri Geller listed in The Skeptic's Dictionary
• Geller, Uri in An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural
• Alleged "Psychic" Uri Geller loses libel suit against Prometheus Books from Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
• Nature - Original Nature 1974 article
• The Truth about Uri Geller (Video) hosted by James Randi Educational Foundation
• Uri Geller, Jackson's friend
• Full text of Broadcasting Standards Commisson adjudication on Geller's complaint against TV programme "Secrets of the Psychics"