12 Facts About Gordon Stein

Gordon Stein was an American author, physiologist, and activist for atheism and religious skepticism.

Gordon Stein earned degrees in psychology and zoology, a doctorate in physiology from Ohio State University and master's degrees in Management and Library Science from University of Rochester, Adelphi College, and the University of California at Los Angeles.

Gordon Stein was an author of books for secular humanist and rationalist publications, he was a critic of claims of paranormal phenomena.

Gordon Stein was an outspoken atheist and publicly debated Christian apologists such as Greg Bahnsen.

Gordon Stein served as editor of the American Rationalist and was the librarian of the Center for Inquiry, which houses both the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal and the Council for Secular Humanism.

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Gordon Stein published articles critical of the paranormal in the Skeptical Inquirer.

Gordon Stein's book The Sorcerer of Kings: The Case of Daniel Dunglas Home and William Crookes is a debunking of the mediumship of Daniel Douglas Home and the spiritualist claims of William Crookes.

Gordon Stein suggested that Crookes had conspired with Anna Eva Fay.

Gordon Stein noted that contrary to popular belief, Home had been exposed as a fraud on several occasions.

Gordon Stein concluded that all the feats of Home were conjuring tricks.

Gordon Stein edited the Encyclopedia of the Paranormal, which received positive reviews.

Gordon Stein discovered that a levitation photograph of Carmine Mirabelli had been chemically retouched.