Robert Monroe
American founder of The Monroe Institute and Hemi-Sync technologies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Allan Monroe[1] (October 30, 1915 – March 17, 1995) was an American radio broadcasting executive who became known for his ideas about altered states of consciousness and for founding The Monroe Institute which continues to promote those ideas. His 1971 book Journeys Out of the Body is credited with popularizing the term "out-of-body experience".
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Born | Robert Allan Monroe (1915-10-30)October 30, 1915 Indiana, United States |
Died | March 17, 1995(1995-03-17) (aged 79) |
Education | Ohio State University (B.A.) |
Occupation(s) | Radio broadcaster Researcher |
Organization(s) | Monroe Products and The Monroe Institute (founder), Jefferson Cable Corporation (founder) |
Website | www |
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Monroe developed Hemi-Sync which he claimed could facilitate enhanced brain performance.[2][3][4][5][6]
He was one of the founders of the Jefferson Cable Corporation, the first cable company to cover central Virginia.[7]