---- ## Basic Information ![[Russell_Targ,_physicist.jpg|inlR|200]] - **Name**: Russell Targ - **Aliases**: - **Date of Birth**: April 11, 1934 - **Nationality**: U.S. - **Occupation**: Physicist, Parapsychologist, Author ## Background - **Biography**: - Targ joined Stanford Research Institute (SRI) [[🏛️ SRI International]] in 1972 where he and[[👤 Harold E. Puthoff]] coined the term [[📜 Remote Viewing]] for the practice of seeking impressions about a distant or unseen target using parapsychological means. Later, he worked with Puthoff on the [[🏛️ Defense Intelligence Agency]] [[🏛️ Stargate Project]]. Targ's work on remote viewing has been characterized as pseudoscience and has also been criticized for lack of rigor. - **Education**: - 1954, B.S. Physics from Queens College - Completed two (2) years of Physics Graduate work at Columbia University without taking a degree. - **Employment History**: - 1972-1982 [[🏛️ SRI International]] - 1985-1997 [[🏛️ Lockheed Martin]] Missiles and Space ## Online Presence ### Social Media - https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-targ-085b8816/ ### Websites - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Targ - https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp96-00787r000100220006-3